The Ape Men #1 is a photograph by Sheila Terry/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 27th, 2019.
The Ape Men #1
Illustration from ?Ç£La D??couverte Australe par une Homme Volant?Ç¥ by the French author Nicolas-Edme R??stif (or R??tif) de la Bretonne (1704 ?Çô... more
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The Ape Men #1
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Sheila Terry/science Photo Library
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Illustration from ?Ç£La D??couverte Australe par une Homme Volant?Ç¥ by the French author Nicolas-Edme R??stif (or R??tif) de la Bretonne (1704 ?Çô 1806). Entitled ?Ç£The Ape-Men?Ç¥, showing the 18th century Frenchman, Victorin and his son exploring the austral, or southern territory, by air. Victorin has invented a flying machine made of silk and whalebone with a pair of wings plus a spring-operated directional wing in the form of a parasol. They discover many fantastic hybrid creatures like elephant-men, lion-men and pig-men. The ape-men shown here, though hairy, are half way between monkey and man. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the unexplored hypothetical southern continent was a popular subject of fantastic fiction involving imaginary voyages.
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October 27th, 2019
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