The Mysterious Island Illustrated

"The Mysterious Island is a unique with the aid of Jules Verne, posted in 1875. The original edition, published by means of Hetzel, contains some of illustrations by means of Jules Férat. The book tells the adventures of five American prisoners of war on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. Begining in the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia, five northern POWs decide to escape in a rather unusual way – by hijacking a balloon! "