Published December 23, 2013 in Monsters and Maps | Full size is 611 × 441 pixels

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In a classic delineation, a siren admires herself in a mirror while surrounded by ships in the Southern Ocean on Pierre Descelier’s map from 1550. Other monsters can be seen on the nearby lands.

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