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Nine Fantasy Engravings of the 18th Century. These plates by the Florentine artist mark an interesting moment in the history of speculation about life on the moon. ‘A collection of the most remarkable things observed by John Wilkins, the learned English Bishop, on his renowned voyage from the earth to the moon, with representations of animals, machines unknown to us and descriptions of the same from his celebrated history.’ This facsimile publication contains an introduction by Brian W Aldiss.