Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Great Comet of 1811
A bright comet head carries a long tapered tail across a dark field. The exact caption identifies the Great Comet of 1811. Donnelly reproduces the image in his discussion of comet size and behaviour, connecting an historical astronomical subject with the broader argument of Ragnarok. The illustration’s maker is not individually credited on the reproduced page.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Great Comet of 1811" [editorial title]. In Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel, Ignatius Donnelly. Eleventh edition, 1887, R. S. Peale and Company. Source scan leaf 107. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0043-0105
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Illustrator not identified. The Great Comet of 1811. Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel. Scan leaf 107. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0043-0105