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The beetle... glistened like a globe of burnished gold

Edition data

TitleThe Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes

WorkThe Gold-Bug

Editing placeNew York

EditorialP. F. Collier & Son

Year1903

Illustration data

TitleThe beetle... glistened like a globe of burnished gold

IllustratorArthur E. Becher

Engraver

Topic/Content
2. Discovery of the treasure

Technique
Offset

Characters
Jupiter

Objects
Nail
Skull
Whip-cord

Plants and animals
Beetle
Branches
Foliage
Scarabaeus
Top of the tree
Tree
Trunk
Tulip-tree
Vegetation

Location in the book (volume)1

Location in the book (page)Frontis.

Illustration measurements (in cms)14,5 x 9,5

Page measurements (in cms)20 x 13,5

Color/B&WColor