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The History of Esculent Fish

Chapter 1: THE HISTORY OF ESCULENT FISH.
By Roger North
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A compendium of edible freshwater fish that combines species-by-species natural history, seasonal habits, culinary value, and angling techniques with engraved illustrations. Entries describe habitat preferences, spawning and feeding behavior, best seasons and baits, and assessment of table quality. An extended practical essay addresses carp breeding and meticulous pond design and management, covering pond types, stocking densities, spawning and nursery care, feeding and wintering methods, and predator control. Practical guidance emphasizes water quality, site selection, and routine maintenance for productive fishponds.

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Title: The History of Esculent Fish

Author: Roger North

Illustrator: active 1713-1759 Eleazar Albin

Elizabeth Albin

Release date: January 17, 2021 [eBook #64319]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Credits: deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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Transcriber’s Note: Page numbering in this book was misprinted, starting at 1 and running up to 36, before restarting at 33 on the next page. As the index refers to the incorrect page numbers, they have been retained.

THE
HISTORY
OF
ESCULENT FISH.

Price, in Boards, One Guinea and a Half, coloured.

THE
HISTORY
OF
ESCULENT FISH,
WITH PLATES, DRAWN AND ENGRAVED BY
ELEAZAR ALBIN:
AND AN
ESSAY
ON THE
BREEDING OF FISH,
AND THE
CONSTRUCTION OF FISH-PONDS,
BY THE HONOURABLE
ROGER NORTH.

LONDON:
Printed for Edward Jeffery, Pall Mall; Robert Faulder, New Bond Street;
J. Cuthell, and J. Deighton, Holborn; J. Walker, Paternoster Row;
Hamilton and Co. Beech Street, Barbican.
MDCCXCIV.

Barbus: Barbeau. A Barbell. Elizabeth Albin Depictio June 30. 1736.