Zeemonster gevangen tussen Scheveningen en Katwijk, 1661

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Description

This Dutch newsprint, illustrated by an anonymous artist, portrays a monstrous squid caught by a fisherman in the North Sea on November 12, 1661. According to the newsprint, the squid was embalmed by Professor Johannes van Horne of Leiden University.

Date

1661

Medium

print/newsprint

Item sets

Mythic Beings

Site pages

Krakens and Squids

The black and white newsprint depicts an image of a very large, open-mouthed with eight tentacles on top, spread out in different directions. The creature is on land, next to a body of water, and surrounded by small shells and miscellaneous items. Behind it, in the water, there are small ships and two small clusters of buildings on land in the distance on the left and right, one labeled "SCHEVELINGEN" and "CATWYCK OP ZEE", respectively. Underneath the image are the words "EEN VVONDERLYCK ZEE - MONSTER TE SIEN" followed by a paragraph of text in Dutch discussing the creature.

Zeemonster gevangen tussen Scheveningen en Katwijk, 1661