Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
October 24, 1812
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 63
Notes:
The Maroni or Marowijne is a river in South America that forms the border between French Guiana and Suriname.
Sebastian Albert, Baron von Sack (1757-1829) was a German explorer and a chamberlain of Prussian nobility. He traveled to Surinam in 1805, where he made observations of the fauna, flora and local customs of the population. On his return journey back to Europe, he visited Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.He published an account of his travels, which was translated into English and published as A Narrative of a Voyage to Surinam; Of a Residence There During 1805, 1806 and 1807; And of the Author's Return to Europe by the Way of North America (London, 1810).
