Title from published caption.
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for an illustration for "The vacant country," the second chapter of the H.G. Wells novella, A story of the days to come, as it was published with Sullivan's illustrations in the Pall Mall magazine, v. 18, 1899, p. 313.
Signed and dated at lower right, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 99"; numberred at bottom, "II. No. 1"; inscribed in pencil on verso, "Vacant Country"; preliminary sketch in graphite for the finished drawing on recto; engraver's label at upper left on verso recording the name of the client (Pall Mall), dimension of engraved illustration, day of the week received, when needed, and specification that the illustration be rendered in "Special line."
Drawing shows a large complex of industrial machinery, made up of wheels, cogs, gears, pumps, and wires.