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Title: Sea Serpent, Legendary Monster
Caption: Sea monsters are sea-dwelling mythical or legendary creatures, often believed to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or multi-armed beasts. They can be slimy or scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water. Image appeared in "The great sea-serpent. An historical and critical treatise. With the reports of 187 appearances...the suppositions and suggestions of scientific and non-scientific persons, and the author's conclusions", 1892.
Category: ILLUSTRATION • Historical & Fine Arts • black & white • Culture: Mythology
Credit: Album / Science Source / Biodiversity Heritage Library
Image size: 4800 × 2485 px | 34.1 MB
Print size: 40.6 × 21.0 cm | 1889.8 × 978.3 in (300 dpi)