The Catalog of Planetary Maps.
Sources: The research that led to this catalog was supported by Fulbright Hungary Grant No. 1222202, awarded to H. Hargitai for research at USGS Astrogeology, Flagstaff, Arizona (advisor: Trent Hare), and by the ICA Commission on Planetary Cartography (advisor: Kira Shingareva). Most of the data is based on the inventory of the map library of USGS Astrogeology.
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| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
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| #80 | The Moon in her mean libration, with the Spots according to Riccioli, Cassini & c. | Moon | 1797 | |||||||
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The visible surface of the Moon constructed from Trianules measured with micrometer and accurately drawn and engraved from a long series of telescopic observations "The globes were made for the commercial market and could be purchased by subscription. Russell designed a stand for the… | inv.52085 | Russell, John | Moon | 1797 | ||||
| #6790 |
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The Moon (pastel) | Inv.39338 | Russell, John | Moon | 2.3M | (1795) | |||
| #79 |
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Figure de la Lune dans ses moyennes librations, avec les noms de ses principales taches suivant Riccioli et suivant Hevelius. Figure of the Moon in its mean librations, with the names of its principal spots according to Riccioli and Hevelius Astronomie par Jerome le Francaus (La Lande) - Troisieme edition, revue et augmentée, Paris, Desaint, Didot L'Ainé, MDCC… | Torn III Pag 344 / Astronomie Pl. XXXX / Fig. 282 Cette figure est renversé | de la Lande, Jerome | Moon | 1792 | Desaint; Didot L'Ainé | |||
| #78 |
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Tob. Mayeri tabula selenograhica Tobias Mayer's selenographic table/map Publication Date: 1791 Published in Selenotopographische Fragmente zur genauern Kenntniss der Mondfläche, ihrer erlit… | Schröter, Johann Hieronymus | Mayer, Tobias Johann | Moon | 1791 | Carl Gotthelf Fleckeisen |