S., long. 35° W., we observed three large sperm - whales, and one of them was gripped round the body with two turns of what appeared to be a huge serpent. The head and tail appeared to have a length beyond the coils of about thirty feet, and its girth... The Great Sea Serpent - Страница 252написао/ла Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans - 2007 - 444 страницаОграничен приказ - О овој књизи
| Edmund Burke - 1878 - 650 страница
...have a length, beyond the coils, of about thirty feet, and the girth seemed to be eight or nine feet. The serpent whirled its victim round and round for...fifteen minutes, and then suddenly dragged the whale to the bottom, head first. Again, on July 13, a similar serpent was seen about 200yardsoff the"PauIirie,"... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1881 - 770 страница
...head and tail appeared to have a length beyond the coils of about 30 feet, and its girth 8 or 9 feet. The serpent whirled its victim round and round for...fifteen minutes, and then suddenly dragged the whale to the bottom head first. "GEORGE DREVAR, Master " HORATIO THOMPSON "JOHN HENDERSON LANDELLS "OwEN... | |
| 1876 - 494 страница
...tail had a length beyond the coil of about thirty feet ; its girth was about eight feet or nine feet. Using its extremities as levers, the serpent whirled...suddenly dragged the whale down to the bottom head first. On the 13th July this or another sea serpent was again seen about two hundred yards off the stern of... | |
| 1877 - 334 страница
...appeared to have a length, beyond the coils, of about thirty feet, and the girth seemed to be 8 or 9 feet. The serpent whirled its victim round and round for...fifteen minutes, and then suddenly dragged the whale to the bottom, head first. Again, on July 13, a similar serpent was seen about 200 yards off the Pauline,... | |
| 1877 - 802 страница
...head and tail appeared to have a length beyond the coils of about 30 feet, and its girth 8 or 9 feet. The serpent whirled its victim round and round for...fifteen minutes, and then suddenly dragged the whale to the bottom, head first. — George Drevat, master; Horatio Thompson, chief mate; John H. Landells,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1878 - 706 страница
...have a length, beyond the coils, of about thirty feet, and the girth seemed to be eight or nine feet. The serpent whirled its victim round and round for...fifteen minutes, and then suddenly dragged the whale to the bottom, head first. Again, on J uly 1 3, a similar serpent was seen about 200 yards off the... | |
| 1878 - 676 страница
...have a length, beyond the coils, of about thirty feet, and the girth seemed to be eight or nine feet. The serpent whirled its victim round and round for...fifteen minutes, and then suddenly dragged the whale to the bottom, head first. Again, on July 13, a similar serpent was seen about 200yardsoff the"Pauline,"... | |
| Andrew Wilson - 1879 - 450 страница
...appeared to have a length beyond the coils of about thirty feet, and its girth eight or nine feet. The serpent whirled its victim round and round for...fifteen minutes, and then suddenly dragged the whale to the bottom, head first. GEORGE DREVAR, Master. HORATIO THOMPSON. JOHN HENDERSON LANDELLS. OWEN BAKER.... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1881 - 656 страница
...head and tail appeared to have a length beyond the coils of about 30 feet, and its girth 8 or 9 feet. The serpent whirled its victim round and round for...fifteen minutes, and then suddenly dragged the whale to the bottom head first. "GEORGE DREVAR, Master "HORATIO THOMPSON "JOHN HENDERSON LANDELLS "OWEN BAKER... | |
| 1882 - 668 страница
...appeared to have a length beyond the coils of about thirty feet, and its girth eight or nine feet. The serpent whirled its victim round and round for...fifteen minutes, and then suddenly dragged the whale to the bottom, head first. George Drevar, Muster, Horatio Thompson, John Henderson Landells, Owen Baker,... | |
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