Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Sea at Work
White water rises against a steep cliff while smaller waves surge between foreground rocks. Long clouds and slanting engraved lines extend the restless pattern into the sky. The caption connects the scene with the novel’s discussion of erosion and the slow remaking of land.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Sea at Work" [editorial title]. In Omega: The Last Days of the World, Camille Flammarion; multiple illustrators credited in the supplied title. New York: The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company; undated title, copyright 1894 by J. B. Walker., undated edition, The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company. Source scan leaf 87. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0405-0081
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Omega: The Last Days of the WorldCamille Flammarion; multiple illustrators credited in the supplied titleUndated editionMore from this book
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Illustrator not identified. The Sea at Work. Omega: The Last Days of the World. Scan leaf 87. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0405-0081