Fred T. Jane

Jane was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, but worked most of his life in Portsmouth.

In the 1890s he illustrated scientific romances by George Griffith, as well as for his own science fiction novels, such as To Venus in Five Seconds (1897), and The Violet Flame (1899).

The Admiralty were less enthusiastic, partly due to Jane's irreverent behaviour - although many ships did acquire copies.

Jane was an accomplished maritime and naval artist whose works were widely published.

[4] In later life Jane lived at Bedhampton, and was instrumental in setting up one of the first Boy Scout troops.