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Belone belone - "Garfish" - [FR: Orphie]

ID: 510 | ID2: 37
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Orphie
Vernacular Name: Garfish
Scientific Name: Belone belone
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
This fish is the aiguille of the Brittany coast, but it is less good here.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The fish when sprinkled with salt 24 hours, it's worth green cod. The bad thing is that it is very rare. Sardines different in shape, size and taste from European sardines or the frank sardine (franche) also called cailleux. There are night sardines similar to those of Europe except that they have a small golden stripe from the head to the tail. There is no fish that takes effect more quickly than these sardines. They come in an hour. There are also stingrays similar in the body to the European rays which are not curly and dull as those from the coast of Brittany. The tail of this one is sometimes two fathoms long, thick at the end which sticks to the body like the tip of the little finger and tapers down to the other end. It is a compound of small knots like the edge of a fish covered with a black and very hard film. In addition to the stingray of which I spoke above with a large tail, there is another species which has a little tail. There is above the tail of this stingray a stinger-shape bone which is very poisonous. Those who are stung suffer severe pain, onthe injured part, for nearly 24 hours. There are also fish called captains of two species. There is a species that is fished on the shallows of Grande Terre whose head is better than a calf's head. The captain fished in Martinique are worthless. There are also parrots fish, niggers? food fish? (Manger? n?gre) (There is also a fish called garfish? (orphie). This fish is the aiguille of the Brittany coast, but it is less good here. Satroux, a type of cuttlefish without any bones. Finally, I know several other species of useless fish, but it would take too long to give an exact description of them. A few of these fish above do some harm. There is a species in Guadeloupe called white beard(barbe blanche)which has a good taste, but you mustbe hungry and have nothing to eat to dare to try it because this fish kills wonderfully. To test it, we cook the head, part of the body as well as the liver, which is more dangerous, then we give this head to a dog. If immediately after eating it does not die, we eat it. There are no crocodiles in the Windward Islands. There used to be plenty of lizards there. There are few now.The lizards are made like those in France.The largest are about as big as the arm for the largest of the body and long from the nose to the end of the
Source: Form and report Martinique (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Sepiidae - "Cuttlefish" - [FR: Satroux]

ID: 511 | ID2: 37
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Satroux
Vernacular Name: Cuttlefish
Scientific Name: Sepiidae
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Present in the area
📖 Full Translated Text:
The fish when sprinkled with salt 24 hours, it's worth green cod. The bad thing is that it is very rare. Sardines different in shape, size and taste from European sardines or the frank sardine (franche) also called cailleux. There are night sardines similar to those of Europe except that they have a small golden stripe from the head to the tail. There is no fish that takes effect more quickly than these sardines. They come in an hour. There are also stingrays similar in the body to the European rays which are not curly and dull as those from the coast of Brittany. The tail of this one is sometimes two fathoms long, thick at the end which sticks to the body like the tip of the little finger and tapers down to the other end. It is a compound of small knots like the edge of a fish covered with a black and very hard film. In addition to the stingray of which I spoke above with a large tail, there is another species which has a little tail. There is above the tail of this stingray a stinger-shape bone which is very poisonous. Those who are stung suffer severe pain, onthe injured part, for nearly 24 hours. There are also fish called captains of two species. There is a species that is fished on the shallows of Grande Terre whose head is better than a calf's head. The captain fished in Martinique are worthless. There are also parrots fish, niggers? food fish? (Manger? n?gre) (There is also a fish called garfish? (orphie). This fish is the aiguille of the Brittany coast, but it is less good here. Satroux, a type of cuttlefish without any bones. Finally, I know several other species of useless fish, but it would take too long to give an exact description of them. A few of these fish above do some harm. There is a species in Guadeloupe called white beard(barbe blanche)which has a good taste, but you mustbe hungry and have nothing to eat to dare to try it because this fish kills wonderfully. To test it, we cook the head, part of the body as well as the liver, which is more dangerous, then we give this head to a dog. If immediately after eating it does not die, we eat it. There are no crocodiles in the Windward Islands. There used to be plenty of lizards there. There are few now.The lizards are made like those in France.The largest are about as big as the arm for the largest of the body and long from the nose to the end of the
Source: Form and report Martinique (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Barbus barbus - "Common Barbel" - [FR: Barbe Blanche]

ID: 512 | ID2: 37
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Barbe Blanche
Vernacular Name: Common Barbel
Scientific Name: Barbus barbus
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
There is a species in Guadeloupe called white beard(barbe blanche)which has a good taste, but you mustbe hungry and have nothing to eat to dare to try it because this fish kills wonderfully. To test it, we cook the head, part of the body as well as the liver, which is more dangerous, then we give this head to a dog. If immediately after eating it does not die, we eat it.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The fish when sprinkled with salt 24 hours, it's worth green cod. The bad thing is that it is very rare. Sardines different in shape, size and taste from European sardines or the frank sardine (franche) also called cailleux. There are night sardines similar to those of Europe except that they have a small golden stripe from the head to the tail. There is no fish that takes effect more quickly than these sardines. They come in an hour. There are also stingrays similar in the body to the European rays which are not curly and dull as those from the coast of Brittany. The tail of this one is sometimes two fathoms long, thick at the end which sticks to the body like the tip of the little finger and tapers down to the other end. It is a compound of small knots like the edge of a fish covered with a black and very hard film. In addition to the stingray of which I spoke above with a large tail, there is another species which has a little tail. There is above the tail of this stingray a stinger-shape bone which is very poisonous. Those who are stung suffer severe pain, onthe injured part, for nearly 24 hours. There are also fish called captains of two species. There is a species that is fished on the shallows of Grande Terre whose head is better than a calf's head. The captain fished in Martinique are worthless. There are also parrots fish, niggers? food fish? (Manger? n?gre) (There is also a fish called garfish? (orphie). This fish is the aiguille of the Brittany coast, but it is less good here. Satroux, a type of cuttlefish without any bones. Finally, I know several other species of useless fish, but it would take too long to give an exact description of them. A few of these fish above do some harm. There is a species in Guadeloupe called white beard(barbe blanche)which has a good taste, but you mustbe hungry and have nothing to eat to dare to try it because this fish kills wonderfully. To test it, we cook the head, part of the body as well as the liver, which is more dangerous, then we give this head to a dog. If immediately after eating it does not die, we eat it. There are no crocodiles in the Windward Islands. There used to be plenty of lizards there. There are few now.The lizards are made like those in France.The largest are about as big as the arm for the largest of the body and long from the nose to the end of the
Source: Form and report Martinique (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Atractylis L. - "Crocodile" - [FR: Crocodile]

ID: 513 | ID2: 37
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Crocodile
Vernacular Name: Crocodile
Scientific Name: Atractylis L.
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
There are no crocodiles in the Windward Islands.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The fish when sprinkled with salt 24 hours, it's worth green cod. The bad thing is that it is very rare. Sardines different in shape, size and taste from European sardines or the frank sardine (franche) also called cailleux. There are night sardines similar to those of Europe except that they have a small golden stripe from the head to the tail. There is no fish that takes effect more quickly than these sardines. They come in an hour. There are also stingrays similar in the body to the European rays which are not curly and dull as those from the coast of Brittany. The tail of this one is sometimes two fathoms long, thick at the end which sticks to the body like the tip of the little finger and tapers down to the other end. It is a compound of small knots like the edge of a fish covered with a black and very hard film. In addition to the stingray of which I spoke above with a large tail, there is another species which has a little tail. There is above the tail of this stingray a stinger-shape bone which is very poisonous. Those who are stung suffer severe pain, onthe injured part, for nearly 24 hours. There are also fish called captains of two species. There is a species that is fished on the shallows of Grande Terre whose head is better than a calf's head. The captain fished in Martinique are worthless. There are also parrots fish, niggers? food fish? (Manger? n?gre) (There is also a fish called garfish? (orphie). This fish is the aiguille of the Brittany coast, but it is less good here. Satroux, a type of cuttlefish without any bones. Finally, I know several other species of useless fish, but it would take too long to give an exact description of them. A few of these fish above do some harm. There is a species in Guadeloupe called white beard(barbe blanche)which has a good taste, but you mustbe hungry and have nothing to eat to dare to try it because this fish kills wonderfully. To test it, we cook the head, part of the body as well as the liver, which is more dangerous, then we give this head to a dog. If immediately after eating it does not die, we eat it. There are no crocodiles in the Windward Islands. There used to be plenty of lizards there. There are few now.The lizards are made like those in France.The largest are about as big as the arm for the largest of the body and long from the nose to the end of the
Source: Form and report Martinique (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 514 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 515 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
Region: North Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Labrus - "Labrus" - [FR: Vieille]

ID: 516 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Vieille
Vernacular Name: Labrus
Scientific Name: Labrus
Location: Cape Verde
Region: North Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Scomber scombrus - "Mackerel" - [FR: Maquereau]

ID: 517 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Maquereau
Vernacular Name: Mackerel
Scientific Name: Scomber scombrus
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Ambergris" - [FR: Ambergris]

ID: 518 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Ambergris
Vernacular Name: Ambergris
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pinnipedia - "Sea Calves" - [FR: Veau Marin]

ID: 519 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Veau Marin
Vernacular Name: Sea Calves
Scientific Name: Pinnipedia
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pinnipedia - "Sea Wolves" - [FR: Loup Marin]

ID: 520 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Loup Marin
Vernacular Name: Sea Wolves
Scientific Name: Pinnipedia
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Lophius piscatorius - "Monkfish" - [FR: Boeuf Marin]

ID: 521 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Boeuf Marin
Vernacular Name: Monkfish
Scientific Name: Lophius piscatorius
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pinnipedia - "Sea Cows" - [FR: Vache Marin]

ID: 522 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Vache Marin
Vernacular Name: Sea Cows
Scientific Name: Pinnipedia
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pinnipedia - "Sea Lion" - [FR: Lion Marin]

ID: 523 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Lion Marin
Vernacular Name: Sea Lion
Scientific Name: Pinnipedia
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We don't see any sea lions there either.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Cetacea - "Whale" - [FR: Baleine]

ID: 524 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Baleine
Vernacular Name: Whale
Scientific Name: Cetacea
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Echinoidea - "Sea Urchin" - [FR: Ours Marin]

ID: 525 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Ours Marin
Vernacular Name: Sea Urchin
Scientific Name: Echinoidea
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne).
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Triton" - [FR: Triton]

ID: 526 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Triton
Vernacular Name: Triton
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne).
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Mermaid" - [FR: Sirene]

ID: 527 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Sirene
Vernacular Name: Mermaid
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne).
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Phocoena phocoena - "Porpoise" - [FR: Marsouin]

ID: 528 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Marsouin
Vernacular Name: Porpoise
Scientific Name: Phocoena phocoena
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Ostreidae - "Oyster" - [FR: Huitre]

ID: 529 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Huitre
Vernacular Name: Oyster
Scientific Name: Ostreidae
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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