Arrival of the Martians

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A tall machine-like figure brandishes a ray-gun in a ruined post-war urban landscape — The arrival of the Martians.

Artist

Name:: Corrêa, Henrique Alvim
Dates:: 1876-1910
Country:: Brazil

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Color process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Duke University Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: La guerre des mondes
Author(s):: Wells, Herbert George
Publisher:: Brussels: L. Vandamme & Co., 1906
Open Library:: View record

Description

A tall machine-like figure with large round eyes and long threadlike legs brandishes a ray-gun in a ruined post-war urban landscape.
The title reads: Livre premier. — L’arrivée des marsiens [sic].

Keywords: 1900s, 20th century, color, eerie, machine, monster, ruins, science-fiction