EditorialHumboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas 1, and European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 2. Ommastrephe geant, Ommastrephe des pecheurs. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Meneville's Dict...
EditorialThe Giant (le Geant) balloon, built in 1863 for Felix Nadar. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
EditorialCatastrophic crash landing of Felix Nadar's balloon "le Geant" near Hanover, 1863. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.