It was an Enormous Disc, 1865

A spectacular colored print from Jules Verne’s novel “Around the Moon,” originally published in 1865. The illustration was drawn by Émile-Antoine Bayard and Alphonse de Neuville, and engraved by Henri Théophile Hildibrand.

Printed on heavyweight, museum-quality Hahnemühle Fine-Art paper, this fine reproduction captures the timeless spirit of Verne’s visionary work.

Jules Verne’s “From the Earth to the Moon” (1865) is a landmark science fiction novel that tells the story of a group of adventurers who build an enormous cannon to launch themselves to the moon. Remarkably, Verne’s calculations for the spacecraft’s trajectory were so precise that they were later referenced by NASA during the Apollo missions.

The novel’s sequel, “Around the Moon,” continues their perilous journey, filled with Verne’s signature blend of scientific accuracy and imaginative storytelling. Verne’s meticulous research into the physics and technology required for space travel has made his works enduring classics in both literature and science.