Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Ruins of Paris beneath the Sea
A robed figure stands on broken masonry beside a tall column above an immense expanse of water. Distant towers and damaged buildings emerge from the drowned city. The caption names the ruins of Paris in the novel’s account of a far future after the sea has covered the old capital.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Ruins of Paris beneath the Sea" [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 219. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0405-0213
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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 Ruins of Paris beneath the Sea. Omega: The Last Days of the World. Scan leaf 219. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0405-0213