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Graphic material
1 illustration : pencil on paper with watercolour ; 22.2 x 30.0 cm
Illustration of: Albacore (Thunnus alalunga); in French, Germon; in Haitian Creole, Pwason ton. Place of creation: at sea. Specimen origin: Caribbean.
Trimmed.
Watermarks: Strasbourg lily (partial).
Inscription (transcribed from recto): No. 5.
Inscription (from recto; translation): No. 5.
Inscription (transcribed from verso): no. 5. Le Thon. 3 pi 1/2 de long. haut. 9 pouces 1/2 fait en mer, au mois 7bre 1771 Rabié / no 6. Le thon, 3 pieds 6 pouces de long. 9 pouces et demi de haut.
Inscription (from verso; translation): no. 5. The Tuna. 3 ft 1/2 long height 9 inches 1/2 done at sea, in the month of September 1771 Rabié / no 6. The tuna, 3 feet 6 inches long. 9 and a half inches high.