Cinq semaines en ballon : voyage de découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais
Jules Verne's adventure novel of a balloon crossing of Africa, illustrated by Édouard Riou and Henri de Montaut for Hetzel's Paris editions of 1867 and sold to general French readers. Wood engravings show the balloon in flight, gondola mishaps and moored envelopes over wooded horizons, offering rigging lines, basket silhouettes and dense hatched skies for cut-out or collage use.
