Illustration of a giant squid beached on the Newfoundland coast, apparently on 22 November 1877 (closest recorded specimen is from 21 November, from Smith's Sound, Lance Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland).
Detlev von Heydebrand und der Lasa (scan from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/12403504@N02">The British Library</a>)
1887
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11288541604/">Image taken from page 96 of 'Viertausend Meilen unter Sturmsegeln auf ... Yacht “Aldegonda” ... Mit ... Illustrationen, etc'</a>