File:Colossal octopus by Pierre Denys de Montfort.jpg

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The Kraken
Description Pen and wash drawing by malacologist Pierre Dénys de Montfort, 1801, from the descriptions of French sailors reportedly attacked by such a creature off the coast of Angola.
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Author en:Pierre Denys de Montfort / fr:Etienne Claude Voysard
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