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Astacidea - "Crayfish" - [FR: Langouste]

ID: 600 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Langouste
Vernacular Name: Crayfish
Scientific Name: Astacidea
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Asteroidea - "Starfish" - [FR: Etoile de Mer]

ID: 601 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Etoile de Mer
Vernacular Name: Starfish
Scientific Name: Asteroidea
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Brachyura - "Crab" - [FR: Crabe]

ID: 602 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Crabe
Vernacular Name: Crab
Scientific Name: Brachyura
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
[For Natural History Purposes, Crab, Lobster, Crayfish and Starfish] must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Homarus americanus - "Lobster" - [FR: Homard]

ID: 603 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Homard
Vernacular Name: Lobster
Scientific Name: Homarus americanus
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
[For Natural History Purposes, Crab, Lobster, Crayfish and Starfish] must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Astacidea - "Crayfish" - [FR: Langouste]

ID: 604 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Langouste
Vernacular Name: Crayfish
Scientific Name: Astacidea
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
[For Natural History Purposes, Crab, Lobster, Crayfish and Starfish] must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Asteroidea - "Starfish" - [FR: Etoile de Mer]

ID: 605 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Etoile de Mer
Vernacular Name: Starfish
Scientific Name: Asteroidea
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
[For Natural History Purposes, Crab, Lobster, Crayfish and Starfish] must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Caiman crocodilus - "Caiman" - [FR: Caiman]

ID: 606 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Caiman
Vernacular Name: Caiman
Scientific Name: Caiman crocodilus
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Chelonioidea - "Sea Turtle" - [FR: Tortue]

ID: 607 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Tortue
Vernacular Name: Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelonioidea
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Gecarcinidae - "Land Crab" - [FR: Crabe de terre]

ID: 608 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Crabe de terre
Vernacular Name: Land Crab
Scientific Name: Gecarcinidae
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Caiman crocodilus - "Caiman" - [FR: Caiman]

ID: 609 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Caiman
Vernacular Name: Caiman
Scientific Name: Caiman crocodilus
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Chelonioidea - "Sea Turtle" - [FR: Tortue]

ID: 610 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Tortue
Vernacular Name: Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelonioidea
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Gecarcinidae - "Land Crab" - [FR: Crabe de terre]

ID: 611 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Crabe de terre
Vernacular Name: Land Crab
Scientific Name: Gecarcinidae
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Coenobita clypeatus - "Caribbean Hermit Crab" - [FR: Soldat]

ID: 612 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Soldat
Vernacular Name: Caribbean Hermit Crab
Scientific Name: Coenobita clypeatus
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Coenobita clypeatus - "Caribbean Hermit Crab" - [FR: Soldat]

ID: 613 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Soldat
Vernacular Name: Caribbean Hermit Crab
Scientific Name: Coenobita clypeatus
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
[For natural history purposes] A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Lambis lambis - "Spider Conch" - [FR: Lambi]

ID: 614 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Lambi
Vernacular Name: Spider Conch
Scientific Name: Lambis lambis
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Cassis - "Helmet Shell" - [FR: Casque]

ID: 615 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Casque
Vernacular Name: Helmet Shell
Scientific Name: Cassis
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Mollusca - "Shellfish" - [FR: Coquillage]

ID: 616 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Coquillage
Vernacular Name: Shellfish
Scientific Name: Mollusca
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
[For natural history interest] To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Mollusca - "Shellfish" - [FR: Coquillage]

ID: 617 | ID2: 44
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Coquillage
Vernacular Name: Shellfish
Scientific Name: Mollusca
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note for Mr Raudot (Paris) Memoir for the islands. One must ask the islands for crabs, spiders, lobsters, sea crayfish and starfish of all kinds, which must be thoroughly dried and, in order to send them, they must be spread out in a box filled with sawdust or wood shavings, and the box must be closed so that nothing can escape during transport. To this end, strips of paper must be stuck over all the joints. You should also ask for a small caiman, lizards and small turtles of all kinds, dried with their heads and feet intact, as well as land crabs and soldier crabs in the various shells they occupy. The latter can be brought back alive if the crossing is made during the winter by feeding the soldier crabs grass or greenery. A few should be dried and prepared in the same way as the crabs. Small conch shells of all colours and various species of helmet shells can also be found in the same places. To prevent them from rolling away, they must be wrapped separately in a piece of paper or dry grass, but it should be noted that only young, lively shells should be used, i.e. they must not be damaged or chipped, nor have wormholes. You should also ask for a small, whole, dried slipper shell with its fins and tail; one measuring 18 inches to 2 feet long will suffice.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Chelonioidea - "Sea Turtle" - [FR: Tortue]

ID: 618 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Tortue
Vernacular Name: Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelonioidea
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Chelonioidea - "Sea Turtle" - [FR: Tortue]

ID: 619 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Tortue
Vernacular Name: Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelonioidea
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing Techniques & Equipment
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments.
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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