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Wool from the Large Horned Sheep, brought by Mr. [Meriwether] Lewis from the Rocky Mountain

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

November 10, 1807

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 26

Notes:

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838) undertook their western Expedition in 1804-1806.

Specimen Type:

Individual parts

Current Common Name:

Bighorn sheep

Current Scientific Name

Ovis canadensis