Saturday 14 January 2017

Hideous merman at Leghorn, 1717

Livorno, Italy. CC image Luca Aless.




Stamford Mercury, 5th September 1717.


The Letters from Leghorn of the 15th say, that there has been seen in those Seas a terrible Mermaid, or rather Merman; that it shews it self 13 or 14 Foot high above the Water; but if any Boat or Vessel makes towards it, then it makes a frightful Noise, and plunges into the Sea. Several that have seen it, represent it as the most hideous Monster that has been ever seen in the World.

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