Image detail: Louis Renard, France/Netherlands, c.1678–1746, after Samuel Fallours, Netherlands/Indonesia, active 1703–1712. Mermaid from Fish, crayfish and crabs in various colours and extraordinary shapes, as found in the Moluccas and on the coasts of Australia [Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, que l’on trouve autour des Isles Moluques, et sur les cotes des Terres Australes]
1754, Amsterdam; published by Reinier and Josue Ottens. Detached sheet, hand-coloured engraving on paper, 55.0 x 74.0 cm, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney.