Catalog of Planetary Maps
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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| #6789 |
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Atlas Lunaire | Puiseux, P. | Moon | 1899 | Societé Belge d'Astronomie | ||||
| #249 |
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Mars 1898-9, Lowell Observatory | Lowell, Percival | Mars | 1899 | |||||
| #250 | Martis phaenomena, anno 1888 in hemisphaerio boreali observa ope Tubi Merziani 22 pedum Phenomena of Mars observed in the northern hemisphere in 1888 with the 22-foot Merz telescope | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1899 | Salviucci | |||||
| #251 |
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Martis phaenomena, anno 1888 in hemisphaerio boreali…, Regiones Martis boreales… Phenomena of Mars in the northern hemisphere in 1888; northern regions of Mars 1888 (publ. 1899) G.V. Schiaparelli: Osservazioni astronomiche e fisiche sull'asse di rotazione e sulla topografia e … | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1899 | |||||
| #252 |
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Niveaukarte des Mondes nach J. Franz, Breslau. Elevation map of the Moon after J. Franz, Breslau Franz, J., (1899). Die Figur des Mondes, Astron. Beobachtungen, Königsberg, Bd.38 Reproductions: Niveaukarte des Monde… | Franz, Julius | Moon | 1899 | |||||
| #253 | Regiones Martis boreales usque ad gradum latitudinis quadragesimum 1888 Northern regions of Mars up to the 40th degree of latitude, 1888 | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1899 | Salviucci | |||||
| #243 | Chart of Mars | Antoniadi, Eugene Michael | Mars | 1898 | ||||||
| #246 |
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Map 246 Brockhaus, F.A. 1894-1898; Brockhaus' Konverzations Lexikon; Leipzig/Berlin/Wien Image and text courtesy of Ton Linde… | Brockhaus, F. A. | Moon | 1898 | |||||
| #247 |
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Map 247 1898 reproduction Reproduction in Flammarion, C. 1898(?); De wonderen des hemels; Zutphen | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1898 | |||||
| #244 |
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Mars. Übesichtskarte des Planeten Mars von Camille Flammarion Mars. Overview map of the planet Mars by Camille Flammarion Amand Freiherr v. Schweiger-Lerchenfeld: Atlas del Himmelskunde. Wien, Pest, Leipzig 1898 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1898 | A. Hartlben's Verlag | ||||
| #245 | Mond-Atlas entworten nach den Beobachtungen an der Pia-Sternwarte in Triest,I Band Moon atlas designed from observations at the Pia Observatory in Trieste, volume I | Krieger, Johann N. | Moon | 1898 | ||||||
| #238 |
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Map 238 1897 edition: Cartouche: “d'aprčs Camille Flammarion par E: Antoniadi” Date: 1897, Publisher: Paris: Bertaux Referen… | Antoniadi, Eugene Michael | Mars | 1897 | E. Bertaux | ||||
| #239 |
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Map 239 Map of Mars 1896 Leo Brenner (Spiridon Gopčević) Lussinpiccolo observations 1896 Abhandlungen der Kgl Akademie des Wis… | Brenner, Leo | Mars | 1897 | |||||
| #240 | Map 240 | Lowell, Percival | Venus | 1897 | ||||||
| #241 |
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Map 241 A summary of Mercury mapping, early drawings reprojected uniformly into Mollweide projection. The last map is based on p… | Lowell, Percival | Mercury | 1897 | |||||
| #242 |
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Map 242 Date: 1897 Source: Moore, P; 1960:T he planet Venus, London. Original source: Lowell, P; 1897: MNRAS (Monthly Notices of… | Lowell, Percival | Venus | 1897 | |||||
| #232 | Map of Mars 1897, Lowell Plate XLI | Lowell, Percival | Mars | 1897 | ||||||
| #233 |
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Mars 1896-7 Lowell Observatory | Lowell, Percival | Mars | 1897 | |||||
| #235 | Photographischer Mond-Atlas Photographic Moon Atlas | Weinek, Ladislaus | Moon | 1897 | ||||||
| #236 | Regiones Martis boreales usque ad gradum latitudinis quadragesimum schematice descriptae Northern regions of Mars up to the 40th degree of latitude, schematically described | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1897 | Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei | |||||
| #237 |
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Regiones Martis Boreales…, Hemispherium Martis boreale… Northern regions of Mars; northern hemisphere of Mars 1886 (publ. 1897) G.V. Schiaparelli: Osservazioni astronomiche e fisiche sull'asse di rotazione e sulla topografia de… | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1897 | |||||
| #228 | Atlas Photographic de la Lune Photographic atlas of the Moon | Loewy, M. | Moon | 1896 | Observatoire de Paris | |||||
| #229 |
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Lick Observatory Atlas of the Moon | Holden, Edward S. | Moon | 3.6M | 1896 | Lick Observatory | |||
| #231 |
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Map 231 New edition south up. Meyers Konversations Lexikon 5./6. (1896?). Publisher: Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig. Perhaps… | Radefeld, C. C. | Moon | 1896 | Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig | ||||
| #230 |
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Mars 1883-84 1883-84 (publ. 1896) Mars 1883-84 Mercator Projection Source G. V. Sciapparelli: Memoria 6: Osservazioni astronomiche… | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1896 | Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei | ||||
| #223 | Atlas von 25 Topographischen Spezialkarten des Mondes Atlas of 25 topographic special maps of the Moon | Fauth, Philipp J. H. | Moon | 1M | 1895 | |||||
| #227 |
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Map 227 Map of Mars 1894 Leo Brenner (Spiridon Gopčević) Lussinpiccolo observations 1894 Astronomische Nachrichten 137/3… | Brenner, Leo | Mars | 1895 | |||||
| #224 |
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Map of Mars 1894 Source: Lowell, P. 1895; Mars; Flagstaff Image courtesy Ton Lindemann. Nomenclature ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY REGI… | Lowell, Percival | Mars | 1895 | Lowell Observatory | ||||
| #225 | Map of the Moon | Elger, Thomas Gwyn | Moon | 7.6M | 1895 | |||||
| #226 |
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Map of the South Pole of Mars, Showing the Polar Cap and its Changes, 1894 Map of the South Pole of Mars, Showing the Polar Cap and its Changes, 1894. In: MARS by Percival Lowell, 1895. | Lowell, Percival | Mars | 1895 | |||||
| #222 |
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Map 222 | Lowell, Percival | Mars | 1894 | Lowell Observatory | ||||
| #220 | Map of the South Pole of Mars showing the polar cap and its changes in 1894 | Lowell, Percival | Mars | 1894 | ||||||
| #221 |
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Rough sketch of the geographical aspect of Venus "A Vénus térrajza". Camille Flammarion: Népszerű csillagászattan (Popular Astronomy), Budapest edition c. 1880-1900 | Flammarion, Camille | Venus | 1894 | |||||
| #5699 |
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A látható holdfelület The visible lunar surface Engraved by Posner Károly Lajos and Son Nomenclature: Hungarian, Latin Published in Pallas Nagylexikon, 1893-1897 The… | Posner, Károly Lajos | Moon | 1893 | |||||
| #219 |
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Carte d' ensemble de la Planeta Mars avec ses lignes sombres nom doublées / Le geminazioni delle linee oscure del pianeta Marte Overview map of planet Mars with its dark lines not doubled / The doubling of the dark lines of planet Mars Popular reproductions "1877-1888" (1893 repr) Showing single and twin lines French edition Italian map. The same m… | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1893 | Various, international | ||||
| #198 |
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A chart of Mars "This map represents the surface of Mars on the stereographic projection. It has been compiled (with only two exceptions… | Ball, Robert S. | Mars | 1892 | |||||
| #199 |
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Canaux énigmatiques observés sur la planete Mars Enigmatic canals observed on planet Mars Flammarion, C (1892) La planete Mars et ses condtions d'habilité. Paris, Gauthier-Villars et fils, Imprimeurs-libraries … | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #200 |
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Carte de Mars faite en 1877 a l'Observatoire de Washington Map of Mars made in 1877 at the Washington Observatory [gallery ids="|" type="rectangular"] 1877 Published in: Flammarion, C (1892) La planete Mars et ses condtions d'habilit… | Fig 173 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | |||
| #201 | Carte generale de la planete mars General map of the planet Mars | Fig 31 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #202 | Carte géographique de Mars, specialement port l'hémisphere boréal, construite par M. Knobel, d'apres ses observations de 1873 et 1884 Geographical map of Mars, especially for the northern hemisphere, constructed by M. Knobel from his observations of 1873 and 1884 | Fig 202 | Knobel, Edward Ball | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #203 | Carte géographique provisoire de la planete Mars, par M Flammarion, en 1876 Provisional geographical map of the planet Mars, by M. Flammarion, in 1876 | Fig 152 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #204 | Changements dans le cours de fleuves ou canaux Changes in the courses of rivers or canals | Figs 289-292 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #205 |
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Chart of the Moon Elger? | Ball, Robert S. | Moon | 1892 | George Philip & Son | ||||
| #206 | Chart of the Moon, quadrant | Plate 23-26 | Elger, Thomas Gwyn | Moon | 1892 | George Philip & Son | ||||
| #207 |
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Detail maps of Mars Detail maps and hydrographic maps | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | |||||
| #208 |
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GLOBE DE MARS dressé PAR L NIESTEN d’après les observations faites À BRUXELLES & A MILAN Globe of Mars drawn by L. Niesten from observations made in Brussels and Milan Globe of Mars by Belgian Astronomer Louis Niesten. Publisher: J. Lebeque & Co, Brusells, Belgium. Dimensions: 22cm x… | Niesten, Louis | Mars | 1892 | J. Lebègue & Co. | ||||
| #209 | Karte des planeten Mars Map of the planet Mars | Fig 180 | Lohse, Oswald | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #210 | Lac formé par l'intersection de plusieurs canaux Lake formed by the intersection of several canals | Fig 294 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #211 | Le globe de Mars avec la mer du Sablier au centre The globe of Mars with the Hourglass Sea at the center | Fig 17 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #212 | Le Lac du Soleil maps Lake of the Sun maps | Fig 285, 286, 287 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #213 | Mesures micrométriques de M. Wislicenus, en 1888 Micrometric measurements by M. Wislicenus, in 1888 | Fig. 229 | Wislicenus, Walter Friedrich | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #214 | Mondkarte in 25 sektionen von Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann, mit einer beschreubung der einzelnen Karten von Dr J F Julius Schmidt Moon map in 25 sections by Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann, with a description of the individual maps by Dr J F Julius Schmidt | Lohrmann, Wilhelm Gothelf | Moon | 1892 | Johann Ambrosius Barth Verlag | |||||
| #215 | Nouvelle carte des canaux doubles de la planete Mars, par M Sciaparelli, d'apres ses observations de 1877 a 1886 New map of the double canals of the planet Mars, by M. Schiaparelli, from his observations of 1877 to 1886 | Fig 195 | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | |||||
| #216 | Nouvelle triangulation de Mars, par M. Wislicenus, en 1890 New triangulation of Mars, by M. Wislicenus, in 1890 | FIg 251 | Wislicenus, Walter Friedrich | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #217 | Phénomenes observés sur Mars. Le canal Hydraotes-Nilus Phenomena observed on Mars. The Hydraotes-Nilus canal | Fig. 234 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #218 | Variations observées sur la planete Mars dans le rivage de la mer du Sablier (Grande Syrte) Variations observed on the planet Mars along the shore of the Hourglass Sea (Syrtis Major) | Fig. 230 | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | Gauthier-Villars et fils | ||||
| #195 |
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Karte des Planeten Mars Map of the planet Mars Karte des Planeten Mars 1883-84, Oswald Lohse Publikazionen des Astrophysikalischen Observatorium Potsdam. N 28, 1891. f… | Lohse, Oswald | Mars | 1891 | |||||
| #197 |
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Map 197 1891 repr. US Edition, in: Peck, W. 1891; A popular handbook and atlas of astronomy, designed as a complete guide to a… | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1891 | |||||
| #196 | Map of the extent of the bright north polar spot of Mars | Lohse, Oswald | Mars | 1891 | ||||||
| #192 | Index map of the Moon | Young, Charles A. | Moon | 1890 | ||||||
| #194 | Map 194 | Schiaparelli, Giovanni V. | Mars | 1890 | ||||||
| #193 |
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Marte Mars | Giovannozzi, Giovanni | Mars | 1890 |