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The Great Moon Hoax, Spying on Lunar Creatures,1830s

Illustration relating to the Great Moon Hoax with people spying on human-bat creatures on the Moon as other people are transported between Earth and the Moon by way of a balloon basket. The Great Moon Hoax refers to a series of articles that were published in 1835 by The Sun, a New York newspaper, about the discovery of life on the Moon, falsely attributed to English astronomer John Herschel. The articles described fantastic animals, including unicorns, bipedal tail-less beavers and bat-like winged humanoids (Vespertilio-homo) who built temples. There were trees, oceans and beaches. Authorship of the articles have been attributed to Richard Adams Locke. Illustrated by F. Wenzel, 1830s.

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Title: The Great Moon Hoax, Spying on Lunar Creatures,1830s

Caption: Illustration relating to the Great Moon Hoax with people spying on human-bat creatures on the Moon as other people are transported between Earth and the Moon by way of a balloon basket. The Great Moon Hoax refers to a series of articles that were published in 1835 by The Sun, a New York newspaper, about the discovery of life on the Moon, falsely attributed to English astronomer John Herschel. The articles described fantastic animals, including unicorns, bipedal tail-less beavers and bat-like winged humanoids (Vespertilio-homo) who built temples. There were trees, oceans and beaches. Authorship of the articles have been attributed to Richard Adams Locke. Illustrated by F. Wenzel, 1830s.

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Image size: 3222 × 4425 px | 40.8 MB

Print size: 27.3 × 37.5 cm | 1268.5 × 1742.1 in (300 dpi)

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