▁things ▁of ▁an ▁illustrated ▁edition ▁of ▁Paul ▁Ver la ine ' s ▁po ems ▁– ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁small , ▁secret ive ▁ed itions ▁by ▁publish er ▁Charles ▁Car r ington . ▁The ▁prints ▁are ▁considered ▁both ▁humor istic ▁and ▁sat ir ical , ▁sometimes ▁c yn ical . ▁ ▁Van ▁Ma ë le ' s ▁career ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁really ▁begun ▁with ▁his ▁illustr ations ▁for ▁H . ▁G . ▁Well s ▁in ▁Les ▁Prem iers ▁H ommes ▁dans ▁la ▁L une ▁( or ▁The ▁First ▁Men ▁in ▁the ▁Moon ), ▁published ▁by ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁title ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁classic ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁sci - fi ▁silent ▁film ▁called ▁Le ▁Vo y age ▁Dans ▁La ▁L une , ▁produced ▁by ▁Georges ▁Mé li ès . ▁Van ▁Ma ë le ▁also ▁illustrated ▁An ato le ▁France ' s ▁Th ais , ▁published ▁by ▁Charles ▁Car r ington , ▁also ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁occasionally ▁there after , ▁van ▁Ma ë le ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁illustr ator ▁for ▁the ▁F éli x ▁Ju ven ' s ▁French ▁transl ations ▁of ▁the ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁series . ▁He ▁is ▁widely ▁ren owned ▁and ▁mostly ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁er otic ▁illustr ations , ▁two ▁examples ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁on ▁this ▁page . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Collection ▁The ▁Sat yr ical ▁Draw ings ▁of ▁Martin ▁van ▁Ma ë le . ▁ ▁Draw ings ▁An ato le