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Graphic material
1 illustration : pencil and ink on paper with watercolour ; 24.0 x 31.2 cm
Illustration of: Honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonius); in French, Coffre polygone; in Haitian Creole, Cowfishes. Place of creation: au Cap [Cap-Haïtien]. Specimen origin: Caribbean.
Trimmed.
Inscription (transcribed from recto): N. 38. Poisson Coffre..
Inscription (from recto; translation): N. 38. Box fish.
Inscription (transcribed from verso): [N]o. 38 Rabie del. au Cap le [24 mars 1783...] no. 38. le poisson coffre au 3/4 de grand. nat. au Cap le 24 Mars 1783 Rabie / no. 41. Le coffre, aux 3/4 de grandeur naturelle.
Inscription (from verso; translation): [N]o. 38 Rabie drew at Le Cap le [24 mars 1783...] no. 38. the box fish 3/4 life size at Le Cap 24 March 1783 Rabie / no. 41. The box, 3/4 life size.