Ortelius's 1658 map of Iceland showing various mythological sea creatures. (IMAGE)

Flinders University

Ortelius's 1658 map of Iceland showing various mythological sea creatures.

Caption

Above: Ortelius's 1658 map of Iceland showing various mythological sea creatures. Below, a detail of a sea creature labelled H, ‘the greatest of whales’ which could not chase fish but caught them through cunning (Public Domain, color and contrast corrected).

Credit

(Public Domain, color and contrast corrected).

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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