Fairy Tales & Folklore
Sea Serpent and Sperm Whale: The Pauline Account
A long coiling creature wraps around a large whale at the water’s surface. The source caption identifies a sea serpent and sperm whale as seen from the Pauline. Gibson presents the illustration as part of a reported encounter in Monsters of the Sea. The two intertwined forms are preserved as the account’s image, distinct from a confirmed zoological identification.
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Illustrator not identified. "Sea Serpent and Sperm Whale: The Pauline Account" [editorial title]. In Monsters of the Sea, John Gibson. undated edition, Thomas Nelson and Sons. Source scan leaf 65. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0052
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Illustrator not identified. Sea Serpent and Sperm Whale: The Pauline Account. Monsters of the Sea. Scan leaf 65. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0052