Jules Verne's Moon Projectile Loaded at Tampa – From the Earth to the Moon

This wood engraving illustrates a scene from Jules Verne's 'From the Earth to the Moon,' depicting the massive aluminum projectile built by the Baltimore Gun Club, decorated with American flags and mounted on a rail transport cradle. Top-hatted spectators and cheering workers gather around the towering shell as a crane looms nearby, capturing the industrial ambition and public fascination surrounding the fictional lunar launch scheme central to Verne's tale.