The Murujuga Mermaid: how rock art in WA sheds light on historic encounters of Australian exploration
- Written by Alistair Paterson, ARC Future Fellow, University of Western Australia
The Enderby Island ship image depicting His Majesty’s Cutter Mermaid, which visited the Dampier Archipelago in 1818.
Courtesy: Murujuga Dynamics of the Dreaming ARC Project
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