Closer Moon

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A closer moon—departure of the first scientific and colonizing committee.

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Artist

Name:
Robida, Albert
Dates:
1848-1926
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Le vingtième siècle
Author:
Robida, Albert
Publisher:
Paris: Georges Decaux, 1883
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Description:

A large moon fills up the night sky as a spacecraft leaves its earthly base with embarked travelers waving goodbye to people standing on the observation structures.

The caption reads in the original French: La lune rapprochée. Départ de la première commission scientifique et colonisatrice.

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