A drawing of a sea serpent "witnessed" near Norway in 1753

Here's a gorgeous sea serpent illustration from 1753. This  drawing is said to be from a witness sketch, and was originally featured in Pontoppidan's Natural History of Norway in 1753. If I was alive back then and saw this 'witness sketch', I'd likely never have stepped foot near a beach again. — Read the rest
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