Clifftop Gothic Structure Under a Streaking Sky — Off on a Comet by Jules Verne

Two figures stand near a stone archway atop a rocky coastal fortification, gazing at radiant beams streaking across the sky above the sea. Behind them looms an ornate Gothic-domed structure with spires, set against a dramatic celestial display. This engraving illustrates a scene from Jules Verne's 'Off on a Comet' (Hector Servadac), depicting the strange astronomical phenomena encountered by the characters after being swept onto a fragment of Earth carried off by a passing comet.