| Item Number | 709887 |
|---|---|
| Content | Rare Early Old Newspapers Ephemera Rag Historic |
Check the listing for details. Early SEA SERPENT Monster Creature HMS Plumper Sighting w/ Print 1851 Newspaper. Listed at 35.00 USD. While the crew remained convinced they had seen a biological anomaly, modern naturalists frequently point to the Sei whale or a large basking shark as the most likely culprit, suggesting the "serpentine" neck was actually a protruding jaw or dorsal fin viewed through the distorting lens of ocean swells and Victorian-era "sea serpent fever.".While the crew remained convinced they had seen a biological anomaly, modern naturalists frequently point to the Sei whale or a large basking shark as the most likely culprit, suggesting the "serpentine" neck was actually a protruding jaw or dorsal fin viewed through the distorting lens of ocean swells and Victorian-era "sea serpent fever.".