Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Sea Serpent after Pontoppidan
A huge serpent arches above the water beside a full-rigged ship while a small boat approaches from the opposite side. The exact caption identifies a facsimile of an engraving from Pontoppidan. Gibson reproduces the older image as part of the history of sea-serpent accounts. Its stated visual source gives the scene a particular place within that tradition.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Sea Serpent after Pontoppidan" [editorial title]. In Monsters of the Sea, John Gibson. undated edition, Thomas Nelson and Sons. Source scan leaf 31. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0023
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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 Sea Serpent after Pontoppidan. Monsters of the Sea. Scan leaf 31. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0023