MAKE A MEME View Large Image Sea fables explained (15401954700).jpg THE MERMAID <br> 17 <br> of the circumstance recorded by Albrecht Herport in his <br> account of India that a merman was seen in the water <br> near the church of Taquan on the morning of the 29th of ...
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Keywords: Sea fables explained (15401954700).jpg THE MERMAID <br> 17 <br> of the circumstance recorded by Albrecht Herport in his <br> account of India that a merman was seen in the water <br> near the church of Taquan on the morning of the 29th of <br> April 1 66 1 and a mermaid at the same spot the same <br> afternoon Or what do they say to the fact that in 17 14 <br> a mermaid was not only seen but captured near the island <br> of Booro five feet Rhineland measure in height ; which <br> lived four days and seven hours but refusing all food <br> died without leaving any intelligible account of herself <br> FIG 12 ” MERMAID AND FISHES OF AMBOYN'A After Valciltyit <br> Valentyn in support of his own faith in the mermaid cites <br> many other instances in which both sea-men and sea- <br> women were seen and taken at Amboyna ; especially one <br> by a district visitor of the church who presented it to the <br> Governor Vanderstel Of this well-authenticated specimen <br> he gives an elaborate portrait amongst the fishes of the island f <br> Itinerarium Indicum Berne 1669 <br> t With the permission and assistance of Messrs Longman the <br> accompanying wood-cut of this picture and that of the Dugong on page <br> 43 are copied from Sir J Emerson Tennent's book pubhshed in 1S61 <br> C 10985600 41337 10456 Page 17 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/10985600 1883 10 5962/bhl title 10456 International Fisheries Exhibition; Lee Henry NameFound Amboyna NameConfirmed AMBOYNA EOLID 47642 NameBankID 3007268 NameFound Indicum NameFound Itinerarium Biodiversity Heritage Library Sea fables explained Mermaids Monsters Are Real Folklore Ocean Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 10985600 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/10985600 bhlMonstersRreal Halloween mermaid smithsonian libraries bhlmonstersrreal halloween Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-10-21 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/15401954700 2015-08-25 17 55 00 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Sea fables explained Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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