Mermaid reports from the 1860s

2 cases, 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.

1. 

   Mermaid · New York · 1860

   New York1 independent source

   Witnesses report seeing a Japanese merman revealed in a box, described as having horns, claws, and a skinny, mummy-like body.

2. 

   Mermaid · 1862

   location unknown1 independent source

   A retired sea Captain claims to have seen a dozen mermaids in the surf and witnessed one cooking her tail on a fire in the harbor during a famine.