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Graphic material
1 illustration : pencil and ink on paper with watercolour ; 22.8 x 31.3 cm
Illustration of: Timucu (Strongylura timucu); in French, Aiguillette timucu. Place of creation: au Cap [Cap-Haïtien]. Specimen origin: Caribbean.
Trimmed.
Watermarks: Horn or Strasbourg lily (partial).
Inscription (transcribed from recto): No. 49. Balahoû.
Inscription (from recto; translation): No. 49 Balahoû
Inscription (transcribed from verso): No. 49 / 50 / Balahou. Grand. Nat. au Cap le 14 juillet 1783. Rabié / no. 45. Le Balahou, de grandeur naturelle.
Inscription (from verso; translation): No. 49 / 50 / Balahou [Balaou]. Life Size at le Cap 14 July1783. Rabié / no. 45. The Balahou, life size.