Jules Verne's Captain Nemo Reviews Charts — Victorian Engraving 1870s
Deep within the opulent, artifact-laden interior of the Nautilus, two bearded men bend over an open folio of nautical charts or documents, one gesturing with a pointer or pen. Ornate decorative vases and draped furnishings surround them, suggesting the extraordinary cultivated luxury of Captain Nemo's submarine world. This richly detailed wood engraving captures Jules Verne's vision of a brilliant, secretive genius plotting his next undersea voyage in lavish, self-imposed isolation beneath the ocean's surface.
No tentacles, no ray-guns — just two brilliant men plotting something the world above will never understand. The real danger is in those charts.
“A de Neuv... [partially legible signature lower left] [engraver's mark lower right, partially legible]”
