Fairy Tales & Folklore
Common Cuttlefish and Calamary
A broad-bodied cuttlefish appears above two views of a more elongated squid. The printed caption identifies common cuttle-fish and calamary, showing the upper and under sides of the latter. Rows of suckers and long tentacles distinguish the bodies against the plain field. This is a comparative natural-history plate rather than three separate species of octopus.
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Illustrator not identified. "Common Cuttlefish and Calamary" [editorial title]. In Monsters of the Sea, John Gibson. undated edition, Thomas Nelson and Sons. Source scan leaf 91. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0074
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Illustrator not identified. Common Cuttlefish and Calamary. Monsters of the Sea. Scan leaf 91. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0047-0074