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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 994 | ID2: 66
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires how much fish is consumed by the people of Alep
Source: Levant (7)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 995 | ID2: 66
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires who trades fish, and what nationality they are from.
Source: Levant (7)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 996 | ID2: 66
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inqiures after the trade routes for fish in the region.
Source: Levant (7)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Thunnus thynnus - "Tuna" - [FR: Thon]

ID: 997 | ID2: 66
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Thon
Vernacular Name: Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus thynnus
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires if tuna is fished in the area
Source: Levant (7)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Acipenser sturio - "Sturgeon" - [FR: Esturgeon]

ID: 998 | ID2: 66
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Esturgeon
Vernacular Name: Sturgeon
Scientific Name: Acipenser sturio
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires if marinated sturgeon is made in the area
Source: Levant (7)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Fish Roe" - [FR: Rou]

ID: 999 | ID2: 66
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Rou
Vernacular Name: Fish Roe
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires if fish roe is fished in the area
Source: Levant (7)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1001 | ID2: 67
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires after the type of fishery done in Syria. He specifically wishes to have this information, in order to compare Syria's fisheries with the Sardine and Tuna fisheries of the Levant sea and the cod fisheries of the western seas.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?
Source: Levant (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1002 | ID2: 67
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author wishes to know when the fishing season begins, how long it lasts and when it ends.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?
Source: Levant (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1003 | ID2: 67
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing Techniques & Equipment
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author wishes to knw how many ships are employed in the fisheries and what type of equipment/ships are used for this matter.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?
Source: Levant (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1004 | ID2: 67
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Labour & Fishermen Nationality
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author wishes to know how many men are employed in the fisheries, whether they are free-men or slaves and whether they are turkish or syrian.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?
Source: Levant (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1005 | ID2: 67
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author wishes to know if the country has developped a type of salting fish industry. If yes, the author wishes to know where the salt comes from.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?
Source: Levant (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1006 | ID2: 67
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Labour & Fishermen Nationality
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author wishes to know how the men employed in the fishery are paid, whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?
Source: Levant (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Sardine" - [FR: Sardine]

ID: 1007 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Sardine
Vernacular Name: Sardine
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether this species is fished in Syrian waters.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Where the foodstuffs that come from them are consumed. If sardines, herring, mackerel and other kinds of fish are found in the seas of Syria, at what time of year do they appear, are they caught in large quantities and are they of good quality? If tuna are also fished there when they pass through and when they return, if they are fished in which season and how long the fishing season lasts. An accurate description of anything that may concern these common and general fisheries. The produce of foreign fisheries. What are the different types of goods from foreign fisheries that are brought to Alexandretta and other ports in Syria, such as green and dried cod, salmon, herring, sardines, smoked and salted anchovies, tuna and marinated sturgeon. Where do these large quantities of goods from foreign fishing grounds come from? Which nations are the merchants and sailors who engage in this trade in Syria? What kinds of local goods are exchanged for these foreign fish products ? If caviar and bottarga are brought to Alexandretta, where do they come from, and how do Syrians prepare them for use? If coral and amber are brought to Alexandretta from where they originate, who are the people who trade in them and where are they transported once they arrive in Syria? Details of anything that may be relevant to the respective or related trade that may take place in Syria with regard to goods originating from foreign fisheries. Small fresh fish. What species of small fresh fish are caught in the vicinity of Alexandretta and the neighbouring coasts for the nourishment and use of the local inhabitants.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Clupea harengus - "Herring" - [FR: Hareng]

ID: 1008 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Hareng
Vernacular Name: Herring
Scientific Name: Clupea harengus
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether this species is fished in Syrian waters.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Where the foodstuffs that come from them are consumed. If sardines, herring, mackerel and other kinds of fish are found in the seas of Syria, at what time of year do they appear, are they caught in large quantities and are they of good quality? If tuna are also fished there when they pass through and when they return, if they are fished in which season and how long the fishing season lasts. An accurate description of anything that may concern these common and general fisheries. The produce of foreign fisheries. What are the different types of goods from foreign fisheries that are brought to Alexandretta and other ports in Syria, such as green and dried cod, salmon, herring, sardines, smoked and salted anchovies, tuna and marinated sturgeon. Where do these large quantities of goods from foreign fishing grounds come from? Which nations are the merchants and sailors who engage in this trade in Syria? What kinds of local goods are exchanged for these foreign fish products ? If caviar and bottarga are brought to Alexandretta, where do they come from, and how do Syrians prepare them for use? If coral and amber are brought to Alexandretta from where they originate, who are the people who trade in them and where are they transported once they arrive in Syria? Details of anything that may be relevant to the respective or related trade that may take place in Syria with regard to goods originating from foreign fisheries. Small fresh fish. What species of small fresh fish are caught in the vicinity of Alexandretta and the neighbouring coasts for the nourishment and use of the local inhabitants.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scomber scombrus - "Mackerel" - [FR: Maquereau]

ID: 1009 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Maquereau
Vernacular Name: Mackerel
Scientific Name: Scomber scombrus
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether this species is fished in Syrian waters.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Where the foodstuffs that come from them are consumed. If sardines, herring, mackerel and other kinds of fish are found in the seas of Syria, at what time of year do they appear, are they caught in large quantities and are they of good quality? If tuna are also fished there when they pass through and when they return, if they are fished in which season and how long the fishing season lasts. An accurate description of anything that may concern these common and general fisheries. The produce of foreign fisheries. What are the different types of goods from foreign fisheries that are brought to Alexandretta and other ports in Syria, such as green and dried cod, salmon, herring, sardines, smoked and salted anchovies, tuna and marinated sturgeon. Where do these large quantities of goods from foreign fishing grounds come from? Which nations are the merchants and sailors who engage in this trade in Syria? What kinds of local goods are exchanged for these foreign fish products ? If caviar and bottarga are brought to Alexandretta, where do they come from, and how do Syrians prepare them for use? If coral and amber are brought to Alexandretta from where they originate, who are the people who trade in them and where are they transported once they arrive in Syria? Details of anything that may be relevant to the respective or related trade that may take place in Syria with regard to goods originating from foreign fisheries. Small fresh fish. What species of small fresh fish are caught in the vicinity of Alexandretta and the neighbouring coasts for the nourishment and use of the local inhabitants.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1010 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether there are any other types of fish in the area, if they are found in large quantities and whether they are good quality.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Where the foodstuffs that come from them are consumed. If sardines, herring, mackerel and other kinds of fish are found in the seas of Syria, at what time of year do they appear, are they caught in large quantities and are they of good quality? If tuna are also fished there when they pass through and when they return, if they are fished in which season and how long the fishing season lasts. An accurate description of anything that may concern these common and general fisheries. The produce of foreign fisheries. What are the different types of goods from foreign fisheries that are brought to Alexandretta and other ports in Syria, such as green and dried cod, salmon, herring, sardines, smoked and salted anchovies, tuna and marinated sturgeon. Where do these large quantities of goods from foreign fishing grounds come from? Which nations are the merchants and sailors who engage in this trade in Syria? What kinds of local goods are exchanged for these foreign fish products ? If caviar and bottarga are brought to Alexandretta, where do they come from, and how do Syrians prepare them for use? If coral and amber are brought to Alexandretta from where they originate, who are the people who trade in them and where are they transported once they arrive in Syria? Details of anything that may be relevant to the respective or related trade that may take place in Syria with regard to goods originating from foreign fisheries. Small fresh fish. What species of small fresh fish are caught in the vicinity of Alexandretta and the neighbouring coasts for the nourishment and use of the local inhabitants.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Thunnus thynnus - "Tuna" - [FR: Thon]

ID: 1011 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Thon
Vernacular Name: Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus thynnus
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether tuna are fished in the area. If yes, when the season begins and when it ends.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Where the foodstuffs that come from them are consumed. If sardines, herring, mackerel and other kinds of fish are found in the seas of Syria, at what time of year do they appear, are they caught in large quantities and are they of good quality? If tuna are also fished there when they pass through and when they return, if they are fished in which season and how long the fishing season lasts. An accurate description of anything that may concern these common and general fisheries. The produce of foreign fisheries. What are the different types of goods from foreign fisheries that are brought to Alexandretta and other ports in Syria, such as green and dried cod, salmon, herring, sardines, smoked and salted anchovies, tuna and marinated sturgeon. Where do these large quantities of goods from foreign fishing grounds come from? Which nations are the merchants and sailors who engage in this trade in Syria? What kinds of local goods are exchanged for these foreign fish products ? If caviar and bottarga are brought to Alexandretta, where do they come from, and how do Syrians prepare them for use? If coral and amber are brought to Alexandretta from where they originate, who are the people who trade in them and where are they transported once they arrive in Syria? Details of anything that may be relevant to the respective or related trade that may take place in Syria with regard to goods originating from foreign fisheries. Small fresh fish. What species of small fresh fish are caught in the vicinity of Alexandretta and the neighbouring coasts for the nourishment and use of the local inhabitants.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 1012 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether other types of fishery products are brought into the city such as stockfish, Anchovies, tuna, smoked and salted sardines and marinated sturgeon
📖 Full Translated Text:
Where the foodstuffs that come from them are consumed. If sardines, herring, mackerel and other kinds of fish are found in the seas of Syria, at what time of year do they appear, are they caught in large quantities and are they of good quality? If tuna are also fished there when they pass through and when they return, if they are fished in which season and how long the fishing season lasts. An accurate description of anything that may concern these common and general fisheries. The produce of foreign fisheries. What are the different types of goods from foreign fisheries that are brought to Alexandretta and other ports in Syria, such as green and dried cod, salmon, herring, sardines, smoked and salted anchovies, tuna and marinated sturgeon. Where do these large quantities of goods from foreign fishing grounds come from? Which nations are the merchants and sailors who engage in this trade in Syria? What kinds of local goods are exchanged for these foreign fish products ? If caviar and bottarga are brought to Alexandretta, where do they come from, and how do Syrians prepare them for use? If coral and amber are brought to Alexandretta from where they originate, who are the people who trade in them and where are they transported once they arrive in Syria? Details of anything that may be relevant to the respective or related trade that may take place in Syria with regard to goods originating from foreign fisheries. Small fresh fish. What species of small fresh fish are caught in the vicinity of Alexandretta and the neighbouring coasts for the nourishment and use of the local inhabitants.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Sardine" - [FR: Sardine]

ID: 1013 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Sardine
Vernacular Name: Sardine
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether other types of fishery products are brought into the city such as stockfish, Anchovies, tuna, smoked and salted sardines and marinated sturgeon
📖 Full Translated Text:
Where the foodstuffs that come from them are consumed. If sardines, herring, mackerel and other kinds of fish are found in the seas of Syria, at what time of year do they appear, are they caught in large quantities and are they of good quality? If tuna are also fished there when they pass through and when they return, if they are fished in which season and how long the fishing season lasts. An accurate description of anything that may concern these common and general fisheries. The produce of foreign fisheries. What are the different types of goods from foreign fisheries that are brought to Alexandretta and other ports in Syria, such as green and dried cod, salmon, herring, sardines, smoked and salted anchovies, tuna and marinated sturgeon. Where do these large quantities of goods from foreign fishing grounds come from? Which nations are the merchants and sailors who engage in this trade in Syria? What kinds of local goods are exchanged for these foreign fish products ? If caviar and bottarga are brought to Alexandretta, where do they come from, and how do Syrians prepare them for use? If coral and amber are brought to Alexandretta from where they originate, who are the people who trade in them and where are they transported once they arrive in Syria? Details of anything that may be relevant to the respective or related trade that may take place in Syria with regard to goods originating from foreign fisheries. Small fresh fish. What species of small fresh fish are caught in the vicinity of Alexandretta and the neighbouring coasts for the nourishment and use of the local inhabitants.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Thunnus thynnus - "Tuna" - [FR: Thon]

ID: 1014 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Thon
Vernacular Name: Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus thynnus
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether other types of fishery products are brought into the city such as stockfish, Anchovies, tuna, smoked and salted sardines and marinated sturgeon
📖 Full Translated Text:
Where the foodstuffs that come from them are consumed. If sardines, herring, mackerel and other kinds of fish are found in the seas of Syria, at what time of year do they appear, are they caught in large quantities and are they of good quality? If tuna are also fished there when they pass through and when they return, if they are fished in which season and how long the fishing season lasts. An accurate description of anything that may concern these common and general fisheries. The produce of foreign fisheries. What are the different types of goods from foreign fisheries that are brought to Alexandretta and other ports in Syria, such as green and dried cod, salmon, herring, sardines, smoked and salted anchovies, tuna and marinated sturgeon. Where do these large quantities of goods from foreign fishing grounds come from? Which nations are the merchants and sailors who engage in this trade in Syria? What kinds of local goods are exchanged for these foreign fish products ? If caviar and bottarga are brought to Alexandretta, where do they come from, and how do Syrians prepare them for use? If coral and amber are brought to Alexandretta from where they originate, who are the people who trade in them and where are they transported once they arrive in Syria? Details of anything that may be relevant to the respective or related trade that may take place in Syria with regard to goods originating from foreign fisheries. Small fresh fish. What species of small fresh fish are caught in the vicinity of Alexandretta and the neighbouring coasts for the nourishment and use of the local inhabitants.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗