<p>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></p>
<ul><li>Itinerarium Indicum, Berne, 1669. <br></li></ul><p>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></p>
C
International Fisheries Exhibition; Lee, Henry
1883
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