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Maelzel's Chess Player

Edition data

TitleNouvelles Histoires Extraordinaires et Histoires Grotesques et Sérieuses D'Edgard Allan Poe; Bois originaux de Fernand Siméon

WorkMaelzel's Chess Player

Editing placeParis

EditorialEditions D’Art Édouard Pelletan; Helleu et Sergent, Éditeurs

Year1924

Illustration data

TitleMaelzel's Chess Player

IllustratorFernand Siméon

EngraverFernand Siméon

Topic/Content
2. Description and functioning of the Chess-Player of Maelzel

Technique
Xylography

Characters
Maelzel
Turk

Objects
Board
Box
Castors
Game of chess
Mechanism
Pipe
Set of chessmen
Table

Others
Invention
Machine

Location in the book (volume)2

Location in the book (page)153

Illustration measurements (in cms)9 x 9

Page measurements (in cms)21,1 x 15,6

Color/B&WBlack and white