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Graphic material
1 illustration : pencil and ink on paper with watercolour ; 23.0 x 33.3 cm
Illustration of: West Atlantic trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus); in French, Poisson-trompette tacheté; in Haitian Creole, Tronpèt. Place of creation: au Cap [Cap-Haïtien]. Specimen origin: Caribbean.
Trimmed.
Watermarks: Bunch of grapes with "D F" (French, 1710-1804?).
Inscription (transcribed from recto): No. 40 / No. 39 / Le trompette, long. 24 pouces [au] Cap le 25 Mars 1783 Rabié / Trompétte.
Inscription (from recto; translation): No. 40 / No. 39 / The trumpet, length. 24 inches Le Cap 25 March 1783 Rabié / Trumpet.
Inscription (transcribed from verso): [in pencil] 24 pouces de long. mais il y en a de 3 a 4 p[ie]d /No. 40. 40. 24 pouces de long[eur] 23 pouces de long./ no. 39. La trompette 24 pouces de long. il y en a 3 a 4 pieds fait au Cap le 25 mars 1780 / no. 42. La trompette, de 24 à 30 de deux, trois et quatre pieds.
Inscription (from verso; translation): [in pencil] 24 inches long. but there are some 3 to 4 feet/ No. 40. 40. 24 inches long 23 inches long./ no. 39. The trumpet 24 inches long. there are some 3 to 4 feet done at Le Cap 25 March 1780 / no. 42. The trumpet, de 24 à 30 of two, three, four feet.