Merman near Vigo, Spain

They write from Vigo in Spain, that some Fishermen lately took on that Coast a Sort of Monster, or Merman, 5 Feet and a Half from its Foot to its Head, which is like that of a Goat. It has a long Beard and Mustachoes; a back Skin, somewhat hair; a very long Neck, short Arms, and Hands longer and bigger than they ought to be in Proportion to the rest of the Body; long Fingers, like those of a Man, with Nail-like Claws; very long Toes join'd like the Feet of a Duck, and the Heels furnished with Fins resembling the winged Feet with which the Painters represent Mercury. It has also a Fin at the lower End of its Back, which is 12 Inches long and 15 or 16 broad.

From Universal Spectator and Weekly Journal, May 5th, 1739.

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