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Sardinops sagax - "Sardine" - [FR: Sardine]

ID: 923 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Sardine
Vernacular Name: Sardine
Scientific Name: Sardinops sagax
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scomber scombrus - "Mackerel" - [FR: Maquereau]

ID: 924 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Maquereau
Vernacular Name: Mackerel
Scientific Name: Scomber scombrus
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Clupea harengus - "Herring" - [FR: Hareng]

ID: 925 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Hareng
Vernacular Name: Herring
Scientific Name: Clupea harengus
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Thunnus thynnus - "Tuna" - [FR: Thon]

ID: 926 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Thon
Vernacular Name: Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus thynnus
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scombrinae - "Bonito" - [FR: Bonite]

ID: 927 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Bonite
Vernacular Name: Bonito
Scientific Name: Scombrinae
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 928 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires after the seasons and durations of potential fisheries
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Merlangius merlangus - "Whiting" - [FR: Merlan]

ID: 929 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Merlan
Vernacular Name: Whiting
Scientific Name: Merlangius merlangus
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area, if it is common and what it is named in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 930 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area, if it is common and what it is named in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Salmoninae - "Trout" - [FR: Truite]

ID: 931 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Truite
Vernacular Name: Trout
Scientific Name: Salmoninae
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area, if it is common and what it is named in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Salmo salar - "Salmon" - [FR: Saumon]

ID: 932 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Saumon
Vernacular Name: Salmon
Scientific Name: Salmo salar
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area, if it is common and what it is named in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Acipenser sturio - "Sturgeon" - [FR: Esturgeon]

ID: 933 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Esturgeon
Vernacular Name: Sturgeon
Scientific Name: Acipenser sturio
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if this species is present and fished in the area, if it is common and what it is named in the area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Cetacea - "Whale" - [FR: Baleine]

ID: 934 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Baleine
Vernacular Name: Whale
Scientific Name: Cetacea
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks when the whaling seasons begins and ends in the area
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Cetacea - "Whale" - [FR: Baleine]

ID: 935 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Baleine
Vernacular Name: Whale
Scientific Name: Cetacea
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing Techniques & Equipment
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks how many, what type of ships are employed and how many men are employed in the whaling of this area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Cetacea - "Whale" - [FR: Baleine]

ID: 936 | ID2: 60
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Baleine
Vernacular Name: Whale
Scientific Name: Cetacea
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Labour & Fishermen Nationality
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks how many, what type of ships are employed and how many men are employed in the whaling of this area.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-What is the product of these fisheries used for? 6-If everything that comes from it is consumed for the use of the inhabitants of this part of America. 7-If part of the effects which come from it are transported to neighboring provinces and even to Europe. 8-If we see in this bay and on the coasts of Brazil anchovies, sardines, herrings, mackerel, pelamids, bonitos, tunas and imperadors or pesce spada. 9-If there is a catch every year when it begins and when it ends. 10-If we see whiting, cod, trout, salmon and sturgeon on the same coasts. 11-If all these species of fish are common there or if they are found only by chance and if they are of good quality. 12-A detail of the species of fish which are commonly seen on the coasts of Brazil and perhaps theirFrench name and that given to them by the natives of the country. From whale fishery to the coasts of Brazil. 1-When does whale fisheries off the coast of Brazil begin and when does it end? 2-If there are many boats used to do this fishery. 3-What type are these buildings? 4-How many crews they have.
Source: Brazil (5)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Cetacea - "Whale" - [FR: Baleine]

ID: 937 | ID2: 61
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Baleine
Vernacular Name: Whale
Scientific Name: Cetacea
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing Techniques & Equipment
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks how far away from the coast and what techniques are use for whaling
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.
Source: Brazil (6)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Cetacea - "Whale" - [FR: Baleine]

ID: 938 | ID2: 61
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Baleine
Vernacular Name: Whale
Scientific Name: Cetacea
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if whaling is an accidental practice or a prolific fishing activity in the area
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.
Source: Brazil (6)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Balaenoptera physalus - "Fin Whale" - [FR: Rorqual]

ID: 939 | ID2: 61
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Rorqual
Vernacular Name: Fin Whale
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera physalus
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if rorqual species fished in the area for their whalebone
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.
Source: Brazil (6)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Balaenoptera physalus - "Fin Whale" - [FR: Rorqual]

ID: 940 | ID2: 61
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Rorqual
Vernacular Name: Fin Whale
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera physalus
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks how big the specimens can get.
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.
Source: Brazil (6)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Balaenoptera physalus - "Fin Whale" - [FR: Rorqual]

ID: 941 | ID2: 61
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Rorqual
Vernacular Name: Fin Whale
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera physalus
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if whalebone is used in the area
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.
Source: Brazil (6)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Balaenoptera physalus - "Fin Whale" - [FR: Rorqual]

ID: 942 | ID2: 61
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Rorqual
Vernacular Name: Fin Whale
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera physalus
Location: Brazil
Region: South Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author asks if whalebone is traded in the area or with Europe
📖 Full Translated Text:
5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.
Source: Brazil (6)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗