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The Great Sea Serpent (according to Hans Egede)
Artist
James Hope Stewart  (1789–1856)  wikidata:Q19667281
 
Alternative names
James Stewart
Description Scottish illustrator
Date of birth/death 2 August 1789 Edit this at Wikidata 20 July 1856 Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q19667281
Engraver:
William Home Lizars  (1788–1859)  wikidata:Q1616131
 
Description British painter and printmaker
[1]
Date of birth/death 4 May 1788 Edit this at Wikidata 30 March 1859 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Edinburgh Edinburgh
Work location
Edinburgh Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q1616131
[1]
Author
Not stated
Title
The Great Sea Serpent (according to Hans Egede)
Description
English: The "Great Sea Serpent" as reported by Hans Egede (1734) (engraving c. 1843[1]
Deutsch: Die "Große Seeschlange" nach Hans Egede (1734). (Illustration c. 1843)
Date 1887
date QS:P571,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer Gibson, J. (1887). Monsters of the Sea: Legendary and Authentic. Thomas Nelson and Sons, London. 138 pp.
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Sources

  1. ↑ a b The Great Sea Serpent (according to Hans Egede). Antique Print & Map Room (2023). Retrieved on 2023-02-28.
Bibliography
  • Ellis, R. 1994. Monsters of the Sea. Robert Hale Ltd.
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