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Mollusca - "Seashell" - [FR: Coquillage]

ID: 367 | ID2: 26
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Coquillage
Vernacular Name: Seashell
Scientific Name: Mollusca
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
The shells are of a very big volume
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (2)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Mollusca - "Seashell" - [FR: Coquillage]

ID: 368 | ID2: 26
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Coquillage
Vernacular Name: Seashell
Scientific Name: Mollusca
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
More than one of each species of seashell is to be sent to Mr. Raudot.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (2)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Echinoidea - "Sea Urchin" - [FR: Ours de Mer]

ID: 370 | ID2: 27
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Ours de Mer
Vernacular Name: Sea Urchin
Scientific Name: Echinoidea
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
One of each type of those with horns or whose head is armed with a long spike. One sea urchin fish of the Bourse species, one of each species if there are several.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. Memoir of what can be brought from the American Islands in terms of fish, rocks and shells. Fish that must be gutted and dried gently and carefully in the shade. Various species of common fish known as Racca? One or two common ones. Around the round plate. One of each type of those with horns or whose head is armed with a long spike. One sea urchin fish of the Bourse species, one of each species if there are several. Around the fish known as bourses. (Monacanthidae). Take those fish that are more than a foot long, empty them, fill them with dry grass and sew them up. Cover them on the belly. A beak, a trumpet, a pantouflee (?), or a hammerhead fish. Those fish are 15 to 18 inches long.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scyllaridae - "Slipper Lobster" - [FR: Pantouflee]

ID: 374 | ID2: 27
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Pantouflee
Vernacular Name: Slipper Lobster
Scientific Name: Scyllaridae
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing Techniques & Equipment
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
List of species to be taxidermied for transport.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. Memoir of what can be brought from the American Islands in terms of fish, rocks and shells. Fish that must be gutted and dried gently and carefully in the shade. Various species of common fish known as Racca? One or two common ones. Around the round plate. One of each type of those with horns or whose head is armed with a long spike. One sea urchin fish of the Bourse species, one of each species if there are several. Around the fish known as bourses. (Monacanthidae). Take those fish that are more than a foot long, empty them, fill them with dry grass and sew them up. Cover them on the belly. A beak, a trumpet, a pantouflee (?), or a hammerhead fish. Those fish are 15 to 18 inches long.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Brachyura - "Crab" - [FR: Crabe]

ID: 375 | ID2: 27
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Crabe
Vernacular Name: Crab
Scientific Name: Brachyura
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Preparing / taxiderming crab for trasnport from the Antilles to Americ a
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. Memoir of what can be brought from the American Islands in terms of fish, rocks and shells. Fish that must be gutted and dried gently and carefully in the shade. Various species of common fish known as Racca? One or two common ones. Around the round plate. One of each type of those with horns or whose head is armed with a long spike. One sea urchin fish of the Bourse species, one of each species if there are several. Around the fish known as bourses. (Monacanthidae). Take those fish that are more than a foot long, empty them, fill them with dry grass and sew them up. Cover them on the belly. A beak, a trumpet, a pantouflee (?), or a hammerhead fish. Those fish are 15 to 18 inches long.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scyllaridae - "Slipper Lobster" - [FR: Pantouflee]

ID: 376 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Pantouflee
Vernacular Name: Slipper Lobster
Scientific Name: Scyllaridae
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Asteroidea - "Starfish" - [FR: Etoile de Mer]

ID: 377 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Etoile de Mer
Vernacular Name: Starfish
Scientific Name: Asteroidea
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Brachyura - "Crab" - [FR: Crabe]

ID: 378 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Crabe
Vernacular Name: Crab
Scientific Name: Brachyura
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Brachyura - "Crab" - [FR: Crabe]

ID: 379 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Crabe
Vernacular Name: Crab
Scientific Name: Brachyura
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Homarus americanus - "Lobster" - [FR: Hommard]

ID: 380 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Hommard
Vernacular Name: Lobster
Scientific Name: Homarus americanus
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Astacidea - "Crayfish" - [FR: Langouste]

ID: 381 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Langouste
Vernacular Name: Crayfish
Scientific Name: Astacidea
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Pagurus bernhardus - "Hermit Crab" - [FR: Bernard l'Hermite]

ID: 382 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Bernard l'Hermite
Vernacular Name: Hermit Crab
Scientific Name: Pagurus bernhardus
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Mollusca - "Shellfish" - [FR: Coquillage]

ID: 383 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Coquillage
Vernacular Name: Shellfish
Scientific Name: Mollusca
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A few barnacles and whatever shellfish they catch.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Brachyura - "Crab" - [FR: Crabe]

ID: 384 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Crabe
Vernacular Name: Crab
Scientific Name: Brachyura
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Echinoidea - "Sea Urchin" - [FR: Herisson]

ID: 385 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Herisson
Vernacular Name: Sea Urchin
Scientific Name: Echinoidea
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Holothuroidea - "Sea Cucumber" - [FR: Concombre de mer]

ID: 386 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Concombre de mer
Vernacular Name: Sea Cucumber
Scientific Name: Holothuroidea
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

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

ID: 387 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Etoile de Mer
Vernacular Name: Starfish
Scientific Name: Asteroidea
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"DELETE"

ID: 388 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Vernacular Name: DELETE
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Cassis - "Helmet Shell" - [FR: Casque]

ID: 389 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Casque
Vernacular Name: Helmet Shell
Scientific Name: Cassis
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Lambis lambis - "Spider Conch" - [FR: Lambine]

ID: 390 | ID2: 28
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Lambine
Vernacular Name: Spider Conch
Scientific Name: Lambis lambis
Location: Antilles
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Natural History Interest
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been from which the fish has been out pulled alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Note: Similar to number 26 - a clean version of the document with additional details. These fish, measuring 5 or 6 inches in length, are sufficient. They must be dried in the shade. Fish with crust. Starfish of all kinds. Both small and large ones will do. They must be dried gently. A few land and sea crabs, one or two of each kind. They must be whole, so they must be emptied, their shells replaced on their backs, and their legs and tails filled and left to dry slowly to keep them closed. A few lobsters and sea crayfish, which must be prepared in the same way. A few hermit crabs and whatever shellfish they catch. Sea urchins, sea cucumbers or sea hedgehogs of any kind, some with spines and others without. The crabs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish and anything else that might be fragile must be wrapped in a little cotton wool. Each piece should be wrapped in a piece of paper to prevent them from creasing and breaking during transport. Shells. We also needed some shells, but only a couple of each species are needed, and the shells should be fresh, i.e. those that have been made and from which the fish has been pulled out alive. Do not take any that are broken or have been washed up on the shore, nor any helmet shells or lambine shells, as these are too large and are common here. Stone plants. If there are stone plants of different kinds around the islands of [...], it would be good to have a few pieces of each species, as these are used to make lime on the islands.
Source: French Caribeans trade and fisheries (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗