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A Stone fished up on Dogger Bank, coast of Holland

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

July 15, 1797

Primary Source Reference:

Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser, 15 July 1797

Additional Source Text:

"On which was a large living Polypus of a beautiful red colour."

Notes:

Dogger Bank is a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 100 kilometres (62 mi) off the east coast of England. During the last ice age the bank was part of a large landmass connecting mainland Europe and the British Isles known as Doggerland.