Jules Verne Illustrations
The Smithsonian’s Jules Verne Centennial site has a collection of a large number of high quality scans of original, engraved illustrations from Verne’s works. From the fantastic (interior of space vehicle, flying ship, spacewalking) and mundane (two dogs, a nice meal, elephant trying to break free from a hot-air balloon). And don’t forget to check out the portrait of Jules Verne and his many technological prophecies. For information about the publishing history of Jules Verne read this scholarly article by Terry Harpold about illustrations of Jules Verne stories, focusing on Le Superbe Orénoque. It also includes a wealth of illustrations. Finally, as a bonus, here’s a picture of the National Air and Space Museum’s scale model of the spacecraft Verne came up with for his De la Terre à la Lune.
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