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Graphic material
1 illustration : pencil on paper with watercolour ; 23.7 x 36.0 cm
Illustration of: Queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula); in French, Baliste royal; in Haitian Creole, Bousse mazarin. Place of creation: au Cap [Cap-Haïtien]. Specimen origin: Caribbean.
Trimmed.
Watermarks: D&C Blauw (partial).
Inscription (transcribed from recto): No. 10.
Inscription (from recto; translation): No. 10.
Inscription (transcribed from verso): Bourse de 18 pouces de Longueur, elle est Bonne a manger au Cap le 21 aoust 1773 Rabié / no. 12. La Bourse, de 18 pouces de longueur.
Inscription (from verso; translation): Bourse 18 inches in Length, it is Good to eat at Le Cap 21 August 1773 Rabié / no. 12. The Bourse, 18 inches long.