Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 22, 1818
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 94
Notes:
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
Robert Waln (1765-1836) was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1798-1801). He engaged in mercantile pursuits and in East India and China trade, was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature for several years, and was a member of the City Council of Philadelphia, serving as president of the select council.
