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Graphic material
1 illustration : pencil and ink on paper with watercolour ; 22 x 31.5 cm
Illustration of: American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus); in French, Crocodile américain. Place of creation: au Cap [Cap-Haïtien].
Trimmed.
Inscription (transcribed from recto): No. 43 / 40 / le Cayment. long. 8 pi. 6. / Cayment / 1/8.
Inscription (from recto; translation): No. 43 / 40 / the Caymen. length. 8 ft. 6. / Caymen / 1/8.
Inscription (transcribed from verso): fait au Cap le 28 Mars 17[8]3 Rabie No. 43. / No. 40. Le Cayman fait au Cap le 28 mars 1783 daprès nature Rabie 8 pied 6 pouces de long / no. 58. Le cayman. il y en a de cinq à six pieds de long.
Inscription (from verso; translation): done at Le Cap 28 March 17[8]3 Rabie No. 43. / No. 40. The Cayman done at Le Cap 28 March 1783 from life Rabie 8 feet 6 inches long / no. 58. The cayman. there are some 5 and 6 feet long.