Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
November 27, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 117
Additional Source Text:
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 9 Jan 1822 reads: "Fishing Net."
Notes:
Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1764-1820) was a British explorer known for accomplishing the first east to west crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793, which preceded the more famous Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years.
