La Fin du Monde (The End of the World), is a 19th century science fiction novel about a comet colliding with the Earth, followed by several million years leading up to the gradual death of the planet. The book was written by French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion, first published in 1893, and adapted to movie in 1931.
The following original illustrations — engravings by several famous French artists — were scanned from the Hungarian edition (1897), and show us a very special future, imagined by the people living close to the turn of the century. You may find it surprising how many predictions come true.