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Political Props
Long before they disappeared from maps, sea monsters were repurposed for politics....
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A Mermaid's Vanity
A siren admires herself in a mirror—a sign of her vanity—amongst ships in the...
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The Many Footed Beast
Polypus (meaning “many-footed”) was used to describe many animals, from the...
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Whales of the Carta Marina
Two whales attack a ship as sailors try to scare them away by tossing barrels and...
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Sea Swine
This sea pig, which was compared to heretics that distorted truth and lived like...
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Mythical Creatures on Maps
An ichthyocentaur (parts human, horse and fish) plays a viol on a map of...
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Sea Monsters of an Early Atlas
Jonah is cast overboard to a sea monster in an image from the earliest known atlas,...
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The Bobbit Worm
There aren't any mummies or zombies buried under the seafloor: instead the ocean...
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Blue-spotted Stingray
The blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) doesn’t like to be covered in sand...
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Restocking Giant Clams
Giant clams are one of the many wonders of coral reefs. They can grow up to five...
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'Blue Marble' Image of the Earth
'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most...
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