Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Planet at the Opening of Telepathy
A pale globe appears within an irregular dark field of stars. Softly drawn surface forms distinguish it from the tiny points around it. The vignette opens Telepathy, where the narrator links his deceased friend with speculation about possible reincarnation on Mars.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Planet at the Opening of Telepathy" [editorial title]. In Urania, Camille Flammarion; translated by Augusta Rice Stetson; illustrated by de Bieler, Myrbach and Gambard. Undated Boston illustrated edition with an 1890 copyright statement, undated edition, Estes and Lauriat. Source scan leaf 165. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0251-0160
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Illustrator not identified. The Planet at the Opening of Telepathy. Urania. Scan leaf 165. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0251-0160