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An 1870 engraving by <n>Henri Hildibrand</n> for <n>Jules Verne</n>'s novel <n>Around the Moon</n>.

An 1851 chromolithograph of a <n>Tremoctopus violaceus</n> by <n>Jean Baptiste Vérany</n>, printed by <n>François F. Armanino</n>.

<n>The Solar System</n>, an 1898 illustration by <n>Agnes Giberne</n> from her book <n>The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars</n>.

An illustration from <n>Henry Kiddle</n>'s 1871 book, <n>A short course in astronomy and the use of the globes</n>.

Engraving of the <n>Great Comet of 1811</n> from '<n>The Gallery of Nature and Art</n>', published in 1821.

<n>Around the Projectile</n>, an 1870 illustration by <n>Alphonse de Neuville</n> for <n>Jules Verne</n>'s 'Around the Moon'.