Theophilus Picot and the Giant Squid (sources)
- PRIMARY SOURCE: "Zoology: Capture of a Giant Squid at Newfoundland," article in American Naturalist, February 19, 1874. Pgs. 120-123. Online [article in pdf]: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/271274 - [magazine itself]: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/an/1874/8/2
- PRIMARY SOURCE: Letter from Alex Murray in the Proceedings of the Boston Society, Vol. XVI (1873-1874), article dated November 19, 1873, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Pgs. 161-163. Online at: https://books.google.com/books?id=PQdXhrLqFhYC&pg=PA161&dq=%22Theophilus+Picot%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3-IKIzajKAhXFLmMKHbM4DP0Q6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22Theophilus%20Picot%22&f=false
- PRIMARY SOURCE: "A Green-Eyed Monster," by Rev. Moses Harvey, article in the Chicago Tribune [reprinted from the New York World], November 16, 1873. Online: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1873/11/16/page/9/article/a-green-eyed-monster
- PRIMARY SOURCE: "How I Discovered the Great Devil-Fish," by Rev. M. Harvey, article in The Wide World Magazine, Vol. II, No. 12, March 1899 London, England. Pgs. 732-740. Online at: https://books.google.com/books?id=AJc4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA732&dq=%22Daniel+Squires%22+squid&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibz469kcbKAhUUCmMKHfS3B1k4ChDoAQgsMAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Daniel%20Squires%22%20squid&f=false
- "Gigantic Cuttlefishes in Newfoundland," letter from Rev. M. Harvey to The Annals and Magzine of Natural History, No. 73, January, 1874. Pgs. 67-70. Online: https://books.google.com/books?id=CMtMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67&dq=%22Gigantic+cuttlefishes+in+Newfoundland%27&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjh2r3VxPXTAhVLrVQKHX1oBaIQ6AEIIjAA#v=onepage&q=%22Gigantic%20cuttlefishes%20in%20Newfoundland'&f=false
- "The Devil Fish," article from the Toronto Globe reprinted in the New Orleans Republican, newspaper of New Orleans, USA, printed December 28, 1873, Page 2. Online: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016555/1873-12-28/ed-1/seq-2/
- "The Devil-Fish," section VIII of article in Appletons' Journal, Vol. XI, No. 254, January 31, 1874 New York, USA. Pg. 146-147. Online at: https://books.google.com/books?id=allDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA147&dq=%22Theophilus+Picot%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3-IKIzajKAhXFLmMKHbM4DP0Q6AEILDAD#v=onepage&q=%22Theophilus%20Picot%22&f=false
- "A further Communication upon certain Gigantic Cephalopoda recently encountered off the Coast of Newfoundland," by W. Saville Kent, article in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, paper received May 18, 1874, presented June 16, 1874. Pgs. 489-494. Online: https://archive.org/details/biostor-108903
- "Gigantic Squids," by Edward Newman, article in The Zoologist, August, 1874, London, England. Pgs. 4105-4107. Online at: https://books.google.com/books?id=FKVXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA4106&dq=%22Theophilus+Picot%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3-IKIzajKAhXFLmMKHbM4DP0Q6AEINjAF#v=onepage&q=%22Theophilus%20Picot%22&f=false
- "The Colossal Cephalopods of the North Atlantic," by A.E. Verrill, article in American Naturalist magazine, January 1875, Vol. 9, No. 1. Pgs. 21-36. Online: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2448361?seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents
- Sea Monsters Unmasked, by Henry Lee, 2012 eBook [reproduced from the London 1883 edition]. Pgs. 48-49. Online: https://books.google.com/books?id=KEDTAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=%22The+Field%22+harvey+conception+1874&source=bl&ots=zZzaJ5JKpP&sig=h3Di6s9utMSbA8t3TnqKvc6sjN8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiflKjB2_TTAhUL82MKHXWgC7MQ6AEIODAH#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Field%22%20harvey%20conception%201874&f=false
- "List of giant squid specimens and sightings," page in the Wikipedia website, viewed 1-15-2016. Online at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_giant_squid_specimens_and_sightings
- Sea Monsters Unmasked, by Henry Lee, 1883 London, England. Pgs. 42-43. Online at: https://books.google.com/books?id=i3cFAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22sea+monsters+unmasked%22+1883&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjoo_ixurHKAhVH2mMKHf_HBCUQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22sea%20monsters%20unmasked%22%201883&f=false
- "Louis Agassiz," page in the Wikipedia website, viewed 5-10-2017. Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Agassiz
- "Bell Island," page in the Wikipedia website, viewed 5-11-2017. Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Island_(Newfoundland_and_Labrador)
- "Bibliography of Rev. Moses Harvey," page in the Elizabeth Browne's Sources of Newfoundland and Labrador History website, viewed 5-14-2017. Online: http://staff.library.mun.ca/~ebrowne/harvey/introbib.html
- "Megaloteuthis harveyi," page in the WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species) website, viewed 3/10/2017. Online: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582587
Mentions & Repeaters
- "Confronting the Giant Squid," article in Mysterious Creatures (Time-Life Myseries of the Unknown Series), 1988 Time-Life Books, Inc., USA. ISBN: 0-8094-6332-6. Pgs. 45-51.