Naturalistslibra25-p326a-kraken

Forfatter/Opretter:

Lizars, W. H. 1788-1859 , engraver

Kredit:

Hamilton, Robert, M.D., FRSE (1839) The Naturalist's Library^[1], volume 25, Lizars, W. H. 1788-1859 , engraver; Smith, Charles Hamilton, 1776-1859 , ill.; Stewart, James, 1791-1863 , ill., issue Mammalia 11: amphibious carnivora, Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, page 326a (Plate XXX)

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beskrivelse:

Scene of a ship being ensnared and damaged by a "colossal octopus" (according to Denys-Montfort, experienced by French seamen off Angola's coast), but relabeled as a kraken here in the engraving in Robert Hamilton MD's book. Sepia in former usage included octopi, not just cuttlefish.

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