Two vain mermaids are ornamental details in the 1571 Ortelius map of Asia. Are they looking at themselves in mirrors or are they...

Two vain mermaids are ornamental details in the 1571 Ortelius map of Asia. Are they looking at themselves in mirrors or are they taking selfies?
My modest collection of early maps of the Philippines depict the different ways the archipelago was re-presented before it became the familiar shape Filipinos know today. A familiar silhouette that appear on t-shirts. Since the cartographer did not have sufficient data from Spanish and Portuguese maps the Philippines is incomplete. Can you make o...