ABEL TRUCHET (1857-1918) [LA LUNE A UN METRE.] 1900.
12 1/2x19 1/4 inches, 32x49 cm.
Condition A / A-: minor restoration at edges.
One of the more popular attractions at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, La Lune a un Metre was a large telescope through which patrons could view the moon. In 1899, a year prior to the exposition, Georges Melies' film of the same title helped popularize the concept of the moon with a smiling face. rare