Art, Symbol & Imagination
Riding the Giant Tortoise on Jupiter
Small armed travellers ride the shell of a huge tortoise beneath tall fern-like trees. Long-necked creatures and rough foliage fill the surrounding valley. The scene belongs to Astor’s imagined Jupiter, where the explorers encounter gigantic forms of animal life.
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Dan Beard. "Riding the Giant Tortoise on Jupiter" [editorial title]. In A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future, John Jacob Astor; illustrations by Dan Beard. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1894; illustrated edition., 1894, D. Appleton and Company. Source scan leaf 211. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0391-0204
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Dan Beard. Riding the Giant Tortoise on Jupiter. A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future. Scan leaf 211. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0391-0204