[Giant Octopus] Le Poulpe Colossal.
Denys-Montfort del. E. Voysard S. [n.d., 1801.] Engraving. Printed area 135 x 80mm (5¼ x 3¼"). Stamp of Brooklyn Public Library. Very unusual image showing a giant octopus, Kraken, grappling with a ship. From Buffon's ' Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des mollusques, animaux sans vertèbres et a sang blanc'.
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