Oct 11, 2016 · The monster sea-elephant! The terrible water-spout! The sea-serpent of ancient legend! There are many gruesome tales, fables, and even ghost tales! We will highlight a few of Buel’s tales of monsters in nature, in his own words, with accompanying illustrations.

Aug 8, 2016 · As Americans and Europeans of the 19th century considered scientific approaches to sea serpents, they still carried many ideas about sea serpents that colored their observations and reactions. From early times sea serpents were …

May 21, 2020 · The mariners of yesteryear earnestly believed that monsters and serpents of prodigious size lurked in the gloomy depths of the world’s oceans, and they marked their maps and charts thus: ‘Here Be Monsters’.

There are over 460 documented shipwrecks in the Monterey Bay area, many of which were caused by our thick coastal fog. In the 19th century, lighthouses were constructed along the Central Coast to warn passing ships away from the rocky coastline. Most people lost at sea, both then and now, succumb to hypothermia or drowning.

However, not all nineteenth century sea serpents were associated with extinct reptiles. In 1845, showman Albert C. Koch (1804–1867) exhibited a 114 foot long fossil sea serpent under the name Hydrarchos Sillimanni (sic) in New York. H. Sillimanni was quickly exposed (the same

Jun 26, 2021 · However, the greatest cryptozoological beast of the nineteenth century was the sea serpent. Reported especially in American waters, the serpent, apparently emerging from mythology into the real world, was the subject of extended debate and …

But did you know that a Kraken was once seen off the coast of Shetland? In the 19th Century, some men reported that it appeared like the hull of a large ship, but on approaching it nearer, they saw that it was infinitely larger, and resembled the back of a monster.

Apr 23, 2019 · Sightings of sea monsters by sailors were directly influenced by the discovery of fossils in the 19th century, academics claim. Researchers discovered that since 1801 there was a steady...

Feb 6, 2017 · Poor S. W. Hanna didn’t realize what he was getting himself into when he told Maine’s Sea-Side Press about his unusual fishing expedition off New Harbor. The day had begun normally enough, but then a dead “marine monster” had the audacity to get stuck in his net.

Apr 24, 2019 · Sightings of "sea monsters" were directly influenced by the discovery of marine vertebrate fossils, like of ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs, in the 19th century.