Series 02: Journal of a tour in Holland, 12 February - 22 March 1773 - No. 0023

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Feb. 1773 - Hague

Potto the animal so calld by our English animal merchants of which I have a drawing
Paradisea both the common kinds very good specimens & two new ones one varied with black gold & green whose tail consisting of broad black feathers was 1 foot 5. long & the body only 7 inches the other varied with black violet & green body 10 inches tail 2-4 likewise black.
Cocos Maldivicus a nut that kind had been opend the water was gone & the kernel in Part rotten it resembled however entirely the Kernel of a Cocoa nut there are 4 of these nuts in the Collection.

Among the few anatomical preparations I confess I was almost shockd at the heads of two children in spirits whose eyes were  supplied by Glass ones and had glass eyes & were dressd in Caps also a foetus about 10 inches long which was kept in a box like a coffin.

In minerals they have a Topaz from the East Indies which weighs 12 lb it has several flaws in it but by a bit which has been cut off & polishd seems to be of a fine water & a very deep yellow.