This item is an instant digital download. Upon checkout you will be directed to a page to download your files. If you have an Etsy account, you can also find your files by clicking on "You>Purchases and Reviews" in the top right-hand corner of the Etsy page. Your files will be accessible at all times by viewing your Etsy purchase page. (For HELP WITH DIGITAL DOWNLOADS, please see the Etsy help article) https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013328108 FILE INFORMATION: You will receive 1 scalable high quality JPG file (RGB, 300dpi). How to Print Print at Local Printer Photo/Art Printing Service or your own home printer. Please note: Colors may appear slightly different on different screens, and different printers and papers may produce varying color results. When color is critical, I recommend doing a small print as a test prior to a large final print. Final quality depends on the printing device, paper, and ink you use. TERMS OF USE: - You may print as many copies as needed after your purchase for personal use or to give as a gift. - You may NOT re-sell the digital file. ABOUT THIS FILE: A Harry Clarke illustration from "A Descent into the Maelström" is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool. It has been grouped with Poe's tales of ratiocination and also labeled an early form of science fiction. Inspired by the Moskstraumen, it is couched as a story within a story, a tale told at the summit of a mountain climb in Lofoten, Norway. The story is told by an old man who reveals that he only appears old—"You suppose me a very old man," he says, "but I am not. It took less than a single day to change these hairs from a jetty black to white, to weaken my limbs, and to unstring my nerves." The narrator, convinced by the power of the whirlpools he sees in the ocean beyond, is then told of the "old" man's fishing trip with his two brothers a few years ago. Driven by "the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens", their ship was caught in the vortex. One brother was pulled into the waves; the other was driven mad by the horror of the spectacle, and drowned as the ship was pulled under. At first the narrator only saw hideous terror in the spectacle. In a moment of revelation, he saw that the Maelström is a beautiful and awesome creation. Observing how objects around him were attracted and pulled into it, he deduced that "the larger the bodies, the more rapid their descent" and that spherical-shaped objects were pulled in the fastest. Unlike his brother, he abandoned ship and held on to a cylindrical barrel until he was saved several hours later. The "old" man tells the story to the narrator without any hope that the narrator will believe it. (Wiki) ● Be sure to visit my sister Etsy shop: Rosie's Pendants (personal statement pendant necklaces and custom gifts/keepsakes) http://www.etsy.com/shop/rosiespendants