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Lava, from Ascention

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

February 1808

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 29

Notes:

Ascension Island, a volcanic island in the South Atlantic 1,000 miles off the coast of Africa, last erupted about 500 years ago.