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Artist
- Name:
- Férat, Jules
- Dates:
- 1829-1906
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Science & technology
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Pannemaker, Adolphe François
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Une ville flottante
- Author(s):
- Verne, Jules
- Publisher:
- Paris: Hetzel, n.d. [ca. 1871?]
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Astronomers are setting up an observation station in the field. This picture is an illustration for the story, “The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa.”
The caption reads in the original French: Les astronomes s’occupèrent.
Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, astronomy, black & white
