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DescriptionMerman.jpg	Deutsch: Vir marinus episcopi specie An: 1531 captus im mari Baltico – „Ein Meermann mit dem Aussehen eines Bischofs, im Jahr 1531 in der Ostsee gefangen“. English: A relatively benign merman complete with scales caught in the Baltic Sea in 1531 according to Johann Zahn's sources. In: "Specula physico- mathematico-historica notabilium ac mirabilium sciendorum" by Johann Zahn. published 1696 at Augsburg, Germany. Library Call Number Q155 .Z33 1696. The caption reads: "Vir marinus episcopi specie An: 1531 captus im mari Baltico." Image ID: libr0081, Treasures of the NOAA Library Collection.
Date	published 1696 Z33 1696
Source	http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/library/libr0081.htm
Author	photo by Sean Linehan, NOS, NGS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA)

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