And in an explicit tribute to Poe's influence on him, Verne situated the group responsible for this feat in the book in Baltimore, at the Baltimore Gun Club, with its members shouting, "Cheers for Edgar Poe!" as they began to lay out their plans for their conquest of the Moon.
Y como claro tributo a la influencia de Poe, Verne ubicó a los protagonistas de esta hazaña en Baltimore, en el Club de Armas. Sus miembros entonaban "¡Viva Edgar Poe!" al comenzar a trazar los planes de su conquista a la Luna.