1860-1869
Adams, Arthur. “On the Probable Origin of Some Sea Serpents.” Zoologist. V18 1860 p7237.
A curious sighting in the Gulf of Pe-chili that turned out to be nothing more then a long dark root.
Hawtaigne, Capt. “A Sea Serpent in the Bermuda.” Zoologist. v18 1860 p6934-6935.
A detailed capture of a creature which threw itself upon the rocks. The witnesses compare it to the creature seen by the Daedalus, but the description is more similar to a ribband fish or an oarfish.
Newman, Edward. “Captain Taylor’s Sea Sepent.” Zoologist. v18 1860 p7278.
The specimen presented to the museum at Melbourne by Captain Taylor is a Pelamys bicolor.
“A Plea for a monster.” Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. v21n122 July 1860 p178-193.
This article gives accounts of a sea monster seen near Greenland in 1734, a giant sea snake with a head that resembled a horse seen near Norway in 1746 and many more. The author also discusses the cuttle-fish as a possible explanation for some of the sightings.
A creature, 25 to 30 feet in length, seen by Samuel Townsend was fired upon by another party in the area of Whitehall harbor.
Taylor, William. “The Great Sea Serpent.” Zoologist. v18 1860 p6985-6986.
Captain William Taylor reports his ship, the British Banner, was attacked by a mighty creature with a black mane and a horn in the forehead. They later captured a younger one and submitted it to the museum in Melbourne.