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. English: The Flammarion engraving is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in Camille Flammarion's L'atmosphère: météorologie populaire (1888). The image depicts a man crawling under the edge of the sky, depicted as if it were a solid hemisphere, to look at the mysterious Empyrean beyond. The caption translates to 'A medieval missionary tells that he has found the point where heaven and Earth meet...' . 1888. Anonymous Flammarion Woodcut 1888 Color 1

. English: The Flammarion engraving is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in Camille Flammarion's L'atmosphère: météorologie populaire (1888). The image depicts a man crawling under the edge of the sky, depicted as if it were a solid hemisphere, to look at the mysterious Empyrean beyond. The caption translates to 'A medieval missionary tells that he has found the point where heaven and Earth meet...' . 1888. Anonymous Flammarion Woodcut 1888 Color 1 Stock Photo
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The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo

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MMXGY5

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2562 x 1952 px | 21.7 x 16.5 cm | 8.5 x 6.5 inches | 300dpi

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