Mythical MonstersCosimo, Inc., 2008 M12 1 - 424 páginas A geological surveyor by trade, English author CHARLES GOULD (1834-1893) was rather more interested in the strange ornithological specimens he collected on his journeys around the world. Mythical Monsters, the result of this deep and abiding fascination, is one of the classics of the field of cryptozoology, or the study of unknown or hidden creatures. Mythical Monsters "reflects the curiosity for the natural world that [Gould] carried with him in his travels for most of his life," says cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction. "The book, naturally, dwells on geological mysteries early in its pages, merging in his thoughts on Atlantis, the Great Flood, and evidence for such events he saw written in the land. But the bulk of the book is about 'monsters' that intrigued Gould, including the unicorn, the phoenix, and the dragon." Monsters also features an essential section on the mysterious beasts of the ocean depths. This new edition, a replica of the original 1886 first edition complete with the original illustrations, is part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN COLEMAN is author of numerous books of cryptozoology, including Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters. |
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... described . Gordon Cumming was disbelieved when he asserted that he had killed an antelope , out of a herd , with a rifle - shot at a distance of eight hundred yards . Madame Meriant was accused of deliberate falsehood in reference to ...
... described . Gordon Cumming was disbelieved when he asserted that he had killed an antelope , out of a herd , with a rifle - shot at a distance of eight hundred yards . Madame Meriant was accused of deliberate falsehood in reference to ...
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... described a man as becoming its helpless victim . The thing was derided as a monstrous impossibility ; yet within a few years were discovered ,. * Pop . Sci . Monthly , No. 60 , April 1877 . FIG . 2. - PTERODACTYLUS . ( After Figuier ...
... described a man as becoming its helpless victim . The thing was derided as a monstrous impossibility ; yet within a few years were discovered ,. * Pop . Sci . Monthly , No. 60 , April 1877 . FIG . 2. - PTERODACTYLUS . ( After Figuier ...
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... described as veritable sea - serpents of those ancient seas , whose huge bones and almost incredible number of vertebræ show them to have attained a length of nearly two hundred feet . The remains of no less than ten of these monsters ...
... described as veritable sea - serpents of those ancient seas , whose huge bones and almost incredible number of vertebræ show them to have attained a length of nearly two hundred feet . The remains of no less than ten of these monsters ...
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... described under the name of the animal or elephant of the Ohio . FIG . 12. - MASTODON'S TOOTH . ( After Figuier . ) The form first appears in the Upper Miocene of Europe , five species being known , two of them from Pikermi , near ...
... described under the name of the animal or elephant of the Ohio . FIG . 12. - MASTODON'S TOOTH . ( After Figuier . ) The form first appears in the Upper Miocene of Europe , five species being known , two of them from Pikermi , near ...
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... great auk , Alca impennis , in northern seas , and the Rhytina Stelleri , common once in the latitude of Behring's Straits , and described by Steller in 1742 . The Dodo , a native of the island of Mauritius 64 MYTHICAL MONSTERS .
... great auk , Alca impennis , in northern seas , and the Rhytina Stelleri , common once in the latitude of Behring's Straits , and described by Steller in 1742 . The Dodo , a native of the island of Mauritius 64 MYTHICAL MONSTERS .
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THE DELUGE NOT A MYTH | 101 |
ON THE TRANSLATION OF MYTHS BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW WOrld | 137 |
THE DRAGON | 159 |
THE CHINESE DRAGON | 212 |
THE JAPANESE DRAGON | 248 |
THE SEASERPENT | 260 |
THE UNICORN | 338 |
THE CHINESE PHENIX | 367 |
APPENDICES | 375 |
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