Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Pietsch, Theodore W. | ||
| 1991 | Samuel Fallours and his "Sirenne" from the province of Ambon. Archives of Nat. Hist. 18(1): 1-25. 7 figs. –Concludes that Fallours' painting of a mermaid (publ. by Renard, 1719, and Valentijn, 1726) was probably based on a dead dugong that he personally observed (but considerably embellished!). | ||
Related Index Records
4 related index terms
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
| x | 1991 | Pietsch, T.W. (S. Fallours' painting of a mermaid probably based on a dugong from Ambon; 2, 5, 10, 12-13.) |
East Indies
(SEE ALSO: Asia; Australia; Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippine Islands)
(SEE ALSO: Asia; Australia; Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippine Islands)
| x | * | 1991 | Pietsch, T.W. (mermaid painting by S. Fallours probably based on a dugong from Ambon; 1-25.) |
Historical Notes
| x | 1991 | Pietsch, T.W. (S. Fallours' painting of a mermaid probably based on a dugong; 1-25.) |
Mermaid Legend
(SEE ALSO: Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Ri)
(SEE ALSO: Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Ri)
| x | * | 1991 | Pietsch, T.W. (S. Fallours' painting of a mermaid probably based on a dugong; 1-25.) |