A Prister attacking a ship, 1555. Pristers are found in multiple forms throughout Carta Marina and in many subsequent publications. Magnus actually identified these beasts as whales. An illustration from Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (A Description of the Northern Peoples) by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557).

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