Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Return of the Callisto
A large barred capsule hangs below Saturn’s tilted rings in a dark field of stars. A smaller version of the vessel and pale figures occupy a bright cloud above. The closing caption names the return, drawing together the journey’s mechanical and visionary imagery.
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Dan Beard. "The Return of the Callisto" [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 505. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0391-0498
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Dan Beard. The Return of the Callisto. A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future. Scan leaf 505. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0391-0498