The manners and customs of all nations; also, remarkable biographies, notable histories, eccentric sects, singular inventions, natural curiosities, mystical sciences, extraordinary buildings, wonderful animals,- &c., being a compendium of universal information .. (1827)
Platts, John, 1775-1837 · London, H. Fisher, Son, and Co · leaf 772
uld think it sufficient to establish the truth of an extraordinary fact. But although former accounts of the sea-serpent have been discre- dited, of late years the attestations of modern voyagers have in some measure revived the belief of its existence. In 1819 one of these monsters, of incredible… … Since the above period, other accounts have been circulated respect- ing the actual existence of these monsters of the deep, so that even the most sceptical appear to be staggered, and all would rejoice if one of these creatures could be taken and brought on shore. OakPucerons. This is a name given…
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