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Sea Monsters
Year: 1662 Scientist: Caspar Schott Originally published in: Physica Curiosa Now appears in: Visual Cultures of Science edited by Luc Pauwels {note the "monk fish" in the upper left, and the "bishop fish" in the lower right}
The British Library: The National Library of the UK - The British Library
A mermaid suckling a baby mermaid (f°13r) -- The Alphonso Psalter, England (South-East or East Anglia), c 1284-1316 [BL Add MS 24686] -- Presentation at: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?index=0&ref=Add_MS_24686