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Book Cover Design Brief

In 1769 astronomers headed to far off lands to answer the burning question of the day: What was the diameter of the earth? The Transit of Venus--an event that happened once a century--would give them their only chance. I need a book cover design for a novel about the 16 year old artist, Alexandre Jean Noel, plucked out of art school and sent to Baja California. Oh, did I mention he's an orphan and a dwarf? For real. When the astronomers and Noel land in Baja, they discover a village in the grip of yellow fever. When the leaders die, Noel must rely on his ingenuity and his art to bring the survivors safely back to Paris. Below, File 1 is his painting of what happened in Cabo San Jose. He is the little guy in back. Files 3,4,5,6 are images owned by the Louvre. I might be able to get permission, but I'm not sure. Files 10-12 are photos I took. I'm not sure how I could get permission to use File 2.

I just uploaded two maps. One is big map of Mexico and the other is a detail of Baja California and the Mer Vermille. I think the detail map might work well on the cover.

Target Market(s)

Readers of literary or historical fiction

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Requirements

Must have

• 1. THE VERMILLION SEA
• 2. a race for the Transit of Venus
• 3. Marylee MacDonald
• 4. 6x9 inches
• 5. .75 inch
• 6. When a 1769 French expedition needs an artist, Noël seizes the opportunity, hoping to win fame and fortune by bringing back the first images of California. But can Noël, only sixteen and a dwarf, survive the rigors of the trip and the epidemic that greets the travelers when they make land? THE VERMILLION SEA is based on the true story of famed astronomer, Jean-Baptiste Chappe d’Auteroche, his plucky 16-year-old draftsman, Jean Noël, and their treacherous journey to Baja California to observe the Transit of Venus.
• A heartrending story of love, loss and the endurance of the human spirit.—Literary Fiction Book Review
• MacDonald's savvy understanding of human relationships, and her lucid, vibrant, and ruggedly poetic prose, make for riveting stories you both can't put down...—Richard Lemm, University of Prince Edward Island
• The story manages to soak the reader in a pleasingly foreign atmosphere while building a feeling of threat.
• —Michael Signorelli, Editor, HarperCollins
• The characters have a maddening way of making things more difficult for themselves...—The Kirkus Reviews
• Marylee MacDonald is the author of MONTPELIER TOMORROW, THE RUG BAZAAR, and BONDS OF LOVE & BLOOD. Her fiction has won the Barry Hannah Prize, the Ron Rash Award, the Jeanne M. Leiby Chapbook Award, the American Literary Review Fiction Prize, and the Matt Clark Prize, among others.
• 7) genre is Literary Historical Fiction
• Other writers might be Hilary Mantel, Sebastian Barry, Andrew Miller, or Esi Edugyan

Nice to have

• 1. THE VERMILLION SEA
• 2. a race for the Transit of Venus
• 3. Marylee MacDonald
• 4. 6x9 inches
• 5. .75 inch
• 6. When a 1769 French expedition needs an artist, Noël seizes the opportunity, hoping to win fame and fortune by bringing back the first images of California. But can Noël, only sixteen and a dwarf, survive the rigors of the trip and the epidemic that greets the travelers when they make land? THE VERMILLION SEA is based on the true story of famed astronomer, Jean-Baptiste Chappe d’Auteroche, his plucky 16-year-old draftsman, Jean Noël, and their treacherous journey to Baja California to observe the Transit of Venus.
• A heartrending story of love, loss and the endurance of the human spirit.—Literary Fiction Book Review
• MacDonald's savvy understanding of human relationships, and her lucid, vibrant, and ruggedly poetic prose, make for riveting stories you both can't put down...—Richard Lemm, University of Prince Edward Island
• The story manages to soak the reader in a pleasingly foreign atmosphere while building a feeling of threat.
• —Michael Signorelli, Editor, HarperCollins
• The characters have a maddening way of making things more difficult for themselves...—The Kirkus Reviews
• Marylee MacDonald is the author of MONTPELIER TOMORROW, THE RUG BAZAAR, and BONDS OF LOVE & BLOOD. Her fiction has won the Barry Hannah Prize, the Ron Rash Award, the Jeanne M. Leiby Chapbook Award, the American Literary Review Fiction Prize, and the Matt Clark Prize, among others.
• 7) genre is Literary Historical Fiction
• Other writers might be Hilary Mantel, Sebastian Barry, Andrew Miller, or Esi Edugyan

Should not have

• I leave it to the designers to figure out what might be good colors or fonts.

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