Mermaid at Nykoping, North Jutland, Denmark.

From the Newcastle Courant, 2nd September 1749.

We hear from Nykoping in Jutland, that the Fishermen there had catch'd a Mermaid, which from the Waist upwards had an human Form, and that the rest was like a Fish, with a Tail turning up behind; that she struggled so much in the Net, that she presently killed herself; and that her Fingers, instead of being separate, were joined together by a Membrane.

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