An illustration from an 1869 issue of Harper's magazine.

An illustration from a 1903 issue of McClure's magazine.

An illustration from an 1868 issue of Harper's magazine.

An illustration from an 1892 issue of Harper's magazine.

Staring into the depths: an illustration from a 1913 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.  The caption reads: "Gazing at a lighted candle through a paper cone."

An illustration from an 1869 issue of Harper's magazine.  The caption reads: "The night-watch."

Staring into the depths: an illustration from a 1903 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.  The caption reads: "Subject fixes the gaze on dancing mirrors."

An illustration from an 1884 issue of Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours magazine.

Staring into the depths: an illustration from an 1893 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.  The caption reads: "Behold, where we shall be tomorrow!"

Staring into the depths: an illustration from a 1906 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.  The caption reads: "I stood up and met the hot summons of the rising sun, hurrying toward me, as it were, with glad tidings, over the spikes of barley."

An illustration from an 1896 issue of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly magazine.

An illustration from a 1904 issue of Harper's magazine.  The caption reads: "He stood looking out into the night."

An illustration from an 1867 issue of Harper's magazine.

An illustration from an 1896 issue of Harper's magazine.

An illustration from an 1892 issue of English Illustrated magazine.

An illustration from an 1879 issue of Harper's magazine.

An illustration from a 1915 issue of Century Illustrated magazine.

An illustration from an 1864 issue of Harper's magazine.

Staring into the depths: an illustration from an 1897 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.  The caption reads: "There's a thing in that ocean that would astonish you if you saw it."

Dedicated to Jonathan due to "things."