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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 146 | ID2: 12
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Malabar Coast, India.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing Techniques & Equipment
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What instruments are used for the fishery.
Source: Goa (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Thunnus thynnus - "Tuna" - [FR: Thon]

ID: 147 | ID2: 12
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Thon
Vernacular Name: Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus thynnus
Location: Malabar Coast, India.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If Tuna, mackerel and cod are fished in the area.
Source: Goa (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scomber scombrus - "Mackerel" - [FR: Maquereau]

ID: 148 | ID2: 12
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Maquereau
Vernacular Name: Mackerel
Scientific Name: Scomber scombrus
Location: Malabar Coast, India.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If Tuna, mackerel and cod are fished in the area.
Source: Goa (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 149 | ID2: 12
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: Malabar Coast, India.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If Tuna, mackerel and cod are fished in the area.
Source: Goa (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 150 | ID2: 13
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Malabar Coast, India.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What sort of merchandise is traded in the region. Is it consumed by the inhabitants and do they bring the coastal produce and foreign trade goods inland.
Source: Goa (form) (2)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Mytilus edulis - "Mussel" - [FR: Moule]

ID: 151 | ID2: 13
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Moule
Vernacular Name: Mussel
Scientific Name: Mytilus edulis
Location: Malabar Coast, India.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are their mussels and oysters in the area, are they present in large quantity and are they good to eat.
Source: Goa (form) (2)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Ostreidae - "Oyster" - [FR: Huitre]

ID: 152 | ID2: 13
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Huitre
Vernacular Name: Oyster
Scientific Name: Ostreidae
Location: Malabar Coast, India.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are their mussels and oysters in the area, are they present in large quantity and are they good to eat.
Source: Goa (form) (2)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Unknown - "Marine Monster" - [FR: Monstre Marin]

ID: 153 | ID2: 13
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Monstre Marin
Vernacular Name: Marine Monster
Scientific Name: Unknown
Location: Malabar Coast, India.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are there marine monsters in the area.
Source: Goa (form) (2)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Laminaria - "Algae" - [FR: Algue]

ID: 154 | ID2: 13
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Algue
Vernacular Name: Algae
Scientific Name: Laminaria
Location: Malabar Coast, India.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
Source: Goa (form) (2)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 155 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
The text inquires wether Europeans or other sailors bring to Surat in their cargoes some goods from the fisheries.
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Ostreidae - "Pearl Oyster" - [FR: Perle]

ID: 156 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Perle
Vernacular Name: Pearl Oyster
Scientific Name: Ostreidae
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If large quantities of pearls, coral and amber are brought there
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Anthozoa - "Coral" - [FR: Corail]

ID: 157 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Corail
Vernacular Name: Coral
Scientific Name: Anthozoa
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If large quantities of pearls, coral and amber are brought there
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Mollusca - "Shellfish" - [FR: Coquillage]

ID: 158 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Coquillage
Vernacular Name: Shellfish
Scientific Name: Mollusca
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What are the species of shells that are collected there in greater abundance. If there is a specific fishery for these shells.
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Ostreidae - "Oyster" - [FR: Huitre]

ID: 159 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Huitre
Vernacular Name: Oyster
Scientific Name: Ostreidae
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If we see mussels and oysters there, if they are eaten
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Mytilus edulis - "Mussel" - [FR: Moule]

ID: 160 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Moule
Vernacular Name: Mussel
Scientific Name: Mytilus edulis
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If we see mussels and oysters there, if they are eaten
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Suliformes - "Sea Bird" - [FR: Oiseau Marin]

ID: 161 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Oiseau Marin
Vernacular Name: Sea Bird
Scientific Name: Suliformes
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What kind of sea birds are seen in the area.
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Phaeophyceae - "Algae" - [FR: Algue]

ID: 162 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Algue
Vernacular Name: Algae
Scientific Name: Phaeophyceae
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What type of seaweed is seen in the area and whether it is used by the island's residents?
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Ostreidae - "Pearl Oyster" - [FR: Perle]

ID: 163 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Perle
Vernacular Name: Pearl Oyster
Scientific Name: Ostreidae
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are mother of pearl and pearl fished there, and if so, what kind, and are the oysters large and beautiful?
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Ostreidae - "Mother Of Pearl" - [FR: Nacre de Perle]

ID: 164 | ID2: 14
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Nacre de Perle
Vernacular Name: Mother Of Pearl
Scientific Name: Ostreidae
Location: Gujarat State, Surat
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are mother of pearl and pearl fished there, and if so, what kind, and are the oysters large and beautiful?
Source: Surate (form) (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 165 | ID2: 15
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Gulf of Cambay, Surat.
Region: West Indian
Ocean: Indian
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If fishing is carried out on the coast at Surat and in the Gulf of Cambay, which provides a livelihood for all the coastal dwellers, it is similar to the fishing of herring and cod for Europeans. If these catches are brought inland, as is done for cod in Europe.
Source: Surate (form) (2)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗