Description'Off on a Comet' by Paul Philippoteaux 087.jpg
English: An illustration from Jules Verne's novel "Off on a Comet" (French: "Hector Servadac", 1877) drawn by Paul Dominique Philippoteaux.
Polski: Ilustracja powieści Juliusza Verne'a "Hektor Servadac: podróż wśród gwiazd i planet Układu Słonecznego" (tytuł przekładany także jako: "Hektor Serwadac: podróże i przygody w państwie słonecznem", "Hektor Servadac: przygody w podróży po światach słonecznych", "Podróż naokoło Słońca", 1877) autorstwa Paula Dominique'a Philippoteaux.
Français : Jules Verne: "Hector Servadac" (1877), dessins par Paul Dominique Philippoteaux.
Orginal description from the book:
Français : Il se dessine sur l’horizon comme une arche immense.
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It stands out on the horizon like an immense arch.