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Summary

Description
English: A drawing of the sea-serpent seen near Greenland in 1734, reported by Hans Egede. The drawing was made by another missionary named Bing in the expedition. Reproduced in Henry Lee's book (1883).
Date
Source Lee, Henry (location), “The Great Sea Serpent”, in Sea Monsters Unmasked (The Fisheries Exhibition Literature 3) [1] , William Clowes and Sons, pages 52–103
Author Henry Lee (naturalist), after missionary Bing

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Hans Egede's sea-serpent of 1734, after a sketch by Missionary Bing in the expedition.

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