Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Legendary Sea Serpent
An immense serpent curls above rough water beside a sailing ship beneath moonlit clouds. The caption explicitly names it the Legendary Sea Serpent. Gibson includes the scene among the reports and representations examined in Monsters of the Sea. Its dramatic scale belongs to that history of marine storytelling, rather than establishing a known animal species.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Legendary Sea Serpent" [editorial title]. In Monsters of the Sea, John Gibson. undated edition, Thomas Nelson and Sons. Source scan leaf 25. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0018
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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. The Legendary Sea Serpent. Monsters of the Sea. Scan leaf 25. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0018