Closer Moon

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A large moon fills up the sky as a spacecraft leaves its earthly base — A closer moon—departure of the first scientific and colonizing committee.

Artist

Name:: Robida, Albert
Dates:: 1848-1926
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le vingtième siècle
Author(s):: Robida, Albert
Publisher:: Paris: Georges Decaux, 1883
Open Library:: View record.

Description

A large moon fills up the night sky as a spacecraft leaves its earthly base with embarked travelers waving goodbye to people standing on the observation structures.
The caption reads in the original French: La lune rapprochée. Départ de la première commission scientifique et colonisatrice.

Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, flying, moon, night, retrofuturism, science-fiction, transportation