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sea-serpent attacking a vessel Engraving, after Olaus Magnus's Carta Marina, 19th century |
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| A colossal sea serpent coils around a ship, threatening to crush it beneath its immense weight. Based on Olaus Magnus’s Carta Marina, published in 1539, the scene reflects early modern European beliefs about monstrous creatures inhabiting northern seas and the hazards faced by sailors navigating poorly charted waters. |
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