Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
March 1819
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 97
Additional Source Text:
"&c." includes William Maclure, George Ord, and Thomas Say.
Notes:
The 1817-1818 Florida Expedition was the first major privately funded collecting endeavor of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The expedition was financed and organized by the newly elected president, William Maclure, and included an Academy founder and Curator, Thomas Say; Vice President George Ord; and recently elected member Titian Ramsay Peale. See Thomas Peter Bennett, "The 1817 Florida Expedition of the Academy of Natural Sciences," Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 152 (Oct. 14, 2002): 1-21.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
