Ditty Box from sloop Hero
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.lifeatsea.amdigital.co.uk/documents/detail/ditty-box-from-sloop-hero/22165437 |
| Series | Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-3308 |
| Summary | Carved wooden ditty box from sloop HERO, 1820. Inscribed "L. B. Stonington 1820 Slp. HERO". Hinged lid; carved, pierced designs on lid and all sides; lid and box sides lines with red wool, bottom lines with wide wale beige fabric. Only known relic of the famous 1820 Antarctic voyage of Mystic-built sloop HERO (Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer), except for original log, now in Nat'l Archives in Washington. 1814 HERO gained distinction for her exploits as privateer in War of 1812. |
| General note | AMDigital Reference:1959_173. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: Ditty Box from sloop Hero, 1820. |
| Location of original | Mystic Seaport Museum |
| Copyright note | Material sourced from the Mystic Seaport Museum |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |