Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Sea Serpent beneath the Stern of the Daedalus
A long dark creature passes across the water below a ship’s stern as sailors lean over the rail. The printed caption identifies the Daedalus and the reported sea serpent. Gibson reproduces the scene while examining accounts of marine monsters. The picture records the way that report was visualised, without independently identifying the creature seen.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Sea Serpent beneath the Stern of the Daedalus" [editorial title]. In Monsters of the Sea, John Gibson. undated edition, Thomas Nelson and Sons. Source scan leaf 53. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0042
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Illustrator not identified. The Sea Serpent beneath the Stern of the Daedalus. Monsters of the Sea. Scan leaf 53. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0042