Fossils from the Island of Ascension on the top of a hill 160 feet above the level of the Sea.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

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

Additional Source Text:

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 22 July 1808 reads "Fossil Shells."

Notes:

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