Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Battle Royal on Jupiter
A huge dark insect dominates the foreground beneath raised trunks, tusks and wings. Dense ferns and tall trees compress the struggle into a crowded prehistoric-looking landscape. The original caption calls the scene a battle royal on Jupiter within Astor’s planetary adventure.
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Dan Beard. "A Battle Royal 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 231. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0391-0224
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Dan Beard. A Battle Royal on Jupiter. A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future. Scan leaf 231. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0391-0224