Fairy Tales & Folklore
Giant Calamary and the Alecton
A huge squid extends its arms beside a ship while figures gather along the rail. Gibson’s caption associates the Giant Calamary image with the crew of the French steamer Alecton. The illustration conveys the extraordinary scale reported in the account. It is a historical rendering of that encounter rather than a photograph taken underwater.
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Illustrator not identified. "Giant Calamary and the Alecton" [editorial title]. In Monsters of the Sea, John Gibson. undated edition, Thomas Nelson and Sons. Source scan leaf 6. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0003
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.
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Illustrator not identified. Giant Calamary and the Alecton. Monsters of the Sea. Scan leaf 6. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0003