First Scientific Illustration of Giant Squid

Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid. More about the giant squid can be found in the Giant Squid section.

Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid.
From Verrill, A.E., 1882, Report on the Cephalopods of the Northeastern Coast of America

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