Jules Verne 'From the Earth to the Moon' — Passengers Watch Moon Through Porthole

Comparable to Édouard Riou's celebrated engravings for Verne's earlier Hetzel editions, this richly detailed wood engraving depicts the interior of the projectile-spacecraft from 'From the Earth to the Moon' or its sequel 'Around the Moon.' Three passengers — one in a top hat — press toward a porthole while a recumbent figure and a sleeping dog occupy the padded floor, the Moon looming large through the observation window. The dense crosshatching and dramatic chiaroscuro typify the Hetzel illustrative tradition.