Abandoned London
1906
Eerie and unsettling, this 1906 illustration by Brazilian artist Henrique Alvim Corrêa transforms a quiet city street into a surreal nightmare. The buildings seem to stare back at the viewer with giant, unsettling eyes peering from every window, while a massive, ghostly skull looms in the sky above, formed from swirling smoke. Corrêa is best known for his chilling illustrations for H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds,' and this piece captures that same sense of impending doom. The cobblestone street is littered with debris and ladders, suggesting a hasty abandonment or recent catastrophe.