Legendary Sea Creatures, 15th Century
by Science Source
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Legendary Sea Creatures, 15th Century
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Science Source
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Woodcut of three mythical sea creatures (a sea cow, sea dog, and sea horse) from Hortus Sanitatis printed by Jacob Meyderbach, 1491. Small sharks were given the name sea dogs or dogfish, because they have sharp teeth, and popular imagination made them the nautical equivalent of dogs.
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