A favorite woodblock engraving from Sebastian Münster, c. 1558, showing some of the best of what was understood for Asia. (And including a wonderful Mermaid with a double tail)

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@oldmapgallery The earliest sign of a Starbucks? 😉
@aramloosman It's a good point, while the Starbucks "story of the siren" speaks that it was the work of a corporate artist... maybe he subconsciously picked up the image from somewhere and ran with it?