Edition data

TitleNouvelles histoires extraordinaires

WorkMaelzel's Chess Player

Editing placeParis

EditorialKRA Éditeur

Year1928

Illustration data

TitleThe mechanism of the Turk

IllustratorCarlo Farneti

EngraverCarlo Farneti

Topic/Content
4. Explanation of the mystery

Technique
Etching (blanck manner)

Characters
Turk

Objects
Automaton Chess-Player
Castors
Game of chess
Mechanism
Set of chessmen

Others
Invention
Machine

Location in the book (volume)1

Location in the book (page)244

Illustration measurements (in cms)20 x 15

Page measurements (in cms)33 x 26

Color/B&WBlack and white