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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... feet in length , and capable of dragging a good - sized boat beneath the surface ; and their action has been repro- duced for centuries past , as the representation of a well- known fact , in net sukes ( ivory carvings ) and ...
... feet in length , and capable of dragging a good - sized boat beneath the surface ; and their action has been repro- duced for centuries past , as the representation of a well- known fact , in net sukes ( ivory carvings ) and ...
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... length of 420 feet , with proportions of width , indicated in a design of a monumental structure placed in the exhibition ; while Mr. G. Klein took the measurement of a Eucalyptus on the Black Spur , ten miles distant from Healesville ...
... length of 420 feet , with proportions of width , indicated in a design of a monumental structure placed in the exhibition ; while Mr. G. Klein took the measurement of a Eucalyptus on the Black Spur , ten miles distant from Healesville ...
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... feet in length , and the smallest ten or twelve . In the inland cretaceous sea from which the Rocky Mountains were beginning to emerge , these ancient sea- serpents ' abounded , and many were entombed in its muddy bottom ; on one ...
... feet in length , and the smallest ten or twelve . In the inland cretaceous sea from which the Rocky Mountains were beginning to emerge , these ancient sea- serpents ' abounded , and many were entombed in its muddy bottom ; on one ...
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... feet in length . FIG . 5. - MONSTER BONES OF EXTINCT GIGANTIC SAURIANS FROM COLORADO , SHOWING RELATIVE PROPORTIONS TO CORRESPONDING BONE IN THE CROCODILE ( A ) . ( From the “ Scientific American . " ) From these considerations it is ...
... feet in length . FIG . 5. - MONSTER BONES OF EXTINCT GIGANTIC SAURIANS FROM COLORADO , SHOWING RELATIVE PROPORTIONS TO CORRESPONDING BONE IN THE CROCODILE ( A ) . ( From the “ Scientific American . " ) From these considerations it is ...
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... feet in length . Professor Marsh considers that this , when alive , must have presented the strangest appearance of all the Dinosaurs yet discovered . The affinities of birds and reptiles have been so clearly demonstrated of late years ...
... feet in length . Professor Marsh considers that this , when alive , must have presented the strangest appearance of all the Dinosaurs yet discovered . The affinities of birds and reptiles have been so clearly demonstrated of late years ...
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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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