Water Monster · Toulon, France métropolitaine · 1866

FRA-1866ID case-cb3c1cd597Added to map Oct 30, 2026

The account

The Toulonnais reports the capture and caging of a thirteen-foot sea serpent in Lake Cepet near Toulon, which was displayed to crowds.

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Creature: Water Monster
Where: Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France métropolitaine, France
mapped to town level · from the report's own words
When: Dec 22, 1866
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source (2 documents; copies and reprints are not confirmations)
Added to map: Oct 30, 2026
Case id: case-cb3c1cd597

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Image 2 of The Carson daily appeal (Carson City, Nev.), February 28, 1867
Newspaper · 1867-02-28
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