When I was child back in the mid 90s, I discovered an interesting artistic rendition of Architeuthis in a dictionary or encyclopedia. It almost resembles the composition of the giant squid with the French ship Alecton, except that this squid appears more enormous, is not swimming next to any ships, and has a big beak located between the eyes rather than hidden beneath the tentacles. Because I was a giant squid fan, I kept scanning the picture, cutting it out, and pasting it for sea monster collages. I wasn't able to keep a copy of the original full drawing. This is the best that I have. Sorry that it's only a cut-out.
I can't remember from which dictionary this picture comes from. Do any of you recognize this picture? Is there a way to determine which book this illustration came from?

I can't remember from which dictionary this picture comes from. Do any of you recognize this picture? Is there a way to determine which book this illustration came from?