| RefNo | CLP/15i/73 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, regarding a description of a large fish seen off the coast of Lisbon by Isaac de Sequeira Samuda |
| Date | 21 January 1723 |
| Description | Samuda shares a translation of an article from the Portuguese Gazette about a large fish, possibly a whale. The French call the whale 'soufleur' or 'bufalina', and the Dutch call it 'kapeku'. This is followed by a copy of the original Portuguese printed document.
Subject: Zoology
Read to the Royal Society on 14 February 1723 |
| Language | English |
| Portuguese |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript and Printed |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/11/75 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5339 | Samuda; Isaac de Sequeira (c.1681 - 1729) | c.1681 - 1729 |