The Great Sea Serpent (according to Pontoppidon) Print dated 1839 Cactus Illustration distinctive and easy to place

distinctive and easy to place in a modern interior

and antique literary illustration

with historic place names and that classic antique cartography style that looks beautiful in a study

and historic cartography

streets and coastline are all picked out in fine Victorian engraving

The Great Sea Serpent (according to Pontoppidon) Print dated 1839 Cactus Illustration distinctive and easy to placeThe 19th century was obsessed with the idea that the ocean still held secrets and few captured the Victorian imagination like the Great Sea Serpent. This 1839 illustration has all the drama of maritime folklore: a legendary creature rising from the waves, part scientific report, part fireside tale. A brilliant vintage statement piece for lovers of nautical history, cryptozoology, gothic curiosities, and antique myth and monster wall art. This is an