<P> The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre - Jules Hetzel 's periodical , the Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation . The deluxe illustrated edition , published by Hetzel in November 1871 , included 111 illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou . The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now ; it is regarded as one of the premiere adventure novels and one of Verne 's greatest works , along with Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth . The description of Nemo 's ship , called the Nautilus , was considered ahead of its time , as it accurately describes features on submarines , which at the time were very primitive vessels . </P>
<P> The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre - Jules Hetzel 's periodical , the Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation . The deluxe illustrated edition , published by Hetzel in November 1871 , included 111 illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou . The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now ; it is regarded as one of the premiere adventure novels and one of Verne 's greatest works , along with Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth . The description of Nemo 's ship , called the Nautilus , was considered ahead of its time , as it accurately describes features on submarines , which at the time were very primitive vessels . </P>
when did 20000 leagues under the sea take place
when did 20000 leagues under the sea take place
March 1869 through June 1870
March 1869 through June 1870