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Graphic material
1 illustration : pencil on paper with watercolour ; 21.6 x 33.5 cm
Illustration of: Mangrove snapper (Lutjanus griseus); in French, Sarde grise; in Haitian Creole, Sarde-grise. Place of creation: au Cap [Cap-Haïtien]. Specimen origin: Caribbean.
Trimmed; damage to top left corner.
Inscription (transcribed from recto): [n]o. 8.
Inscription (from recto; translation): [n]o. 8.
Inscription (transcribed from verso): No. / 8 / Sarde grise, de 18 pouces de longueur. ce poisson est tres bon a manger au Cap. le 16 aoust 1773, / no. 8. La sarde grise, de 18 pouces de longueur.
Inscription (from verso; translation): No. / 8 / Grey sardine[?], 18 inches long. this fish is very good to eat at Le Cap. 16 August 1773, / no. 8. The grey sardine, 18 inches long.