A specimen of Calcarious cement from the ruins of a grand amphitheatre in the ancient ruins of Syracuse on the Island of Sicily

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 19

Notes:

William Cutbush was serving as a midshipman on the frigate USS Philadelphia when it ran aground and was captured by Tripolitan forces in October 1803. The crew remained captive until the Barbary Wars ended in June 1805.