Mermaid reports from the 1600s

1 case, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

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   Mermaid · 1608

   location unknown1 independent source

   Witnesses on Henry Hudson's ship in 1608 report sighting a mermaid with white skin, black hair, and a porpoise-like tail that was overturned by a wave.