Roaring Waves

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I could hear the waves roaring.

Artist

Name:: Benett, Léon
Dates:: 1839-1917
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Hildibrand, Henri Théophile
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Aventures de terre et de mer
Author:: Mayne-Reid, Thomas
Publisher:: Paris: Hetzel, n.d. [1872?]

Description:

A ship is listing heavily on a raging sea, the rudder and the keel below the water line made visible by the artist, as well as the inside of the hold, and some fish in the water.

The caption reads in the original French: J’entendais le mugissement des vagues.

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