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Jules Férat illustration from Verne's The Mysterious Island shared online
Original: Pencroff ran immediately to his wheat field. Jules Férat, from "L'île mystérieuse" by Jules Verne, Paris: n.d. # illustr
A 19th-century wood engraving by Jules Férat showing the sailor Pencroff rushing to his wheat field is being circulated from an online archive of old book illustrations. The image comes from an edition of Jules Verne's novel L'île mystérieuse, published in Paris. Art and book-history enthusiasts are sharing the vintage illustration, drawn from a scene early in the novel when the castaway discovers his precious grain.
Why now: Art lovers are sharing a classic vintage book illustration from Jules Verne's novel
Jules VerneJules FératPencroffL'île mystérieuse
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- Pencroff ran immediately to his wheat field. Jules Férat, from "L'île mystérieuse" by Jules Verne, Paris: n.d. # illustration # art https://www. oldbookillustrations.com/illus trations/pencroff-ran/ · oldbookillustrations · 21
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