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First Scientific Illustration of Giant Squid

Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid.
(From Verrill, A.E., 1882, Report on the Cephalopods of the Northeastern Coast of America)

Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid. More about the giant squid can be found in the Giant Squid section.