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Laura Rowe

an image of a snake and ship in the ocean

medieval sea monsters

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a drawing of a woman with long hair and no bra standing in front of an ocean wave

Magic Transistor

The siren in the Hortus sanitatis, “De piscibus,” chapter 83, published in 1491. (British Library, IB.344). Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps.

a drawing of a fish with its mouth open and it's tail hanging out

Whimsical sea monsters

From the Maps and Views blog post 'Whimsical Sea Monsters'. Image: A one-eyed sea monster on the map of Cornwall in the Burghley-Saxton atlas, which comprises proofs of Christopher Saxton’s maps of the counties of England and Wales (c. 1579)

an animal with many heads and legs on it's back

Medieval Monsters

Medieval Illustrations

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blackpaint20: The Beast Comes Out of the Sea Giusto De’ Menabuoi

a drawing of a fish with its mouth open and other parts labeled in the bottom right corner

Map Sea Monster

Sea Monster Illustration

Ancient Map

Dragon Fish

Monster Illustration

Scott Polar Research Institute » Exhibitions

New exhibition at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge: 'From Sea Monsters to Sonar: Charting the Polar Oceans'.

an image of a painting on the side of a wall with a ship and octopus

Ancient sea monsters

Rival ships may attack the player, and deadlier still are the ancient sea monsters lurking the depths. Description from giantbomb.com. I searched for this on bing.com/images

an old book with pictures of animals and people in the water, including fish, lizards,

Meerwunder und seltzame Thier... ... [Munster's Famous Chart of Sea Monsters]

1560, Sebastian Munster.One of the most famous charts of mythical sea monsters. Munster's plate of monsters of both land and sea, taken from Olaus Magnus' Carta Marina of 1539.

an image of a painting on the side of a wall

Mythical Monsters

Ancient Mariner

Sea Monsters

1572, Gerard Mercator The man who gave us the Mercator Projection produced more than a projection. He also produced pictures of sea monsters. This monster looks whimsical, with a face resembling a bird's. Five proboscidian trunks sprout from the sea monster's head, all blowing water, steam or mist. Its back end is a fairly standard-issue coiling sea-serpent tail.