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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Photos: Unless otherwise indicated, all photographs are by H. Hargitai. Several photographs are from the USGS Astrogeology Map Library and Lowell Observatory, both in Flagstaff, Arizona. Several photographs of Soviet maps were taken at MIIGAiK, Moscow.
Contact: The catalog is curated by H. Hargitai, ELTE, Budapest, hargitai.henrik@btk.elte.hu.
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2752 maps found
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
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| #73 |
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Map 73 Keill, J. 1778; An introduction to the true astronomy - or astronomical lectures; London. Image courtesy Ton Lindeman… | Keill, John | Moon | 1778 | |||||
| #72 | Map 72 | Lambert, Johann H. | Moon | 1776 | ||||||
| #71 |
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Der Mond in Vollen Lichte The Moon in full light Courtesy of EA Whitaker Mayers map with Cassini's Heart | Mayer, Tobias Johann | Moon | 1775 | |||||
| #70 |
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Figure de la Lune par M. de la Lander Figure of the Moon by M. de la Lande " Figure de la Lune par M de la Lande, 1772." Courtesy of EA Whitaker | Cassini, Giovanni D. | Moon | 1772 | |||||
| #69 |
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Figure de la Lune dans sa position naturelle Figure of the Moon in its natural position Numbered map Dicquemare, M. 1771; La connoissance de l'astronomie - rendue aisée & mise ŕ la portée de tout le mond… | Dicquemare, M. | Moon | 1771 | |||||
| #68 |
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Map 68 Cartographer: Hell, Miksa (1720-1792), 1764 Courtesy of EA Whitaker | Hell, Maximilian | Moon | 1764 | |||||
| #67 | Selenographie de la Lune Selenography of the Moon | Juan, Don George | Moon | 1752 | ||||||
| #66 | Tabula Selenographica : in qua Lunarium Macularum exacta Descriptio secundum Nomenclaturam Praestantissimorum Astronomorum tam Hevelii quam Riccioli Curiosis Rei Sidereae Cultoribus exhibetur / à Ioh. Gabr. Doppelmaiero Math. P. P. operâ Ioh. Baptistae Homanni Selenographic table: an exact description of lunar features according to the nomenclature of Hevelius and Riccioli | Dopplemayr, Johann G. | Moon | 1750 | ||||||
| #62 |
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Représentation de l'éclipse partielle de la Lune qui arrivera la nuit du 8 au 9 d'août, 1748, dressée suivant les lois de la vraie projection et accompagnée d'un imprimé qui lui servira d'éclaircissement / par T. Maier. Representation of the partial eclipse of the Moon that will occur on the night of 8 to 9 August 1748, drawn according to the laws of true projection and accompanied by a printed text serving as an explanation Date : 1748 Title: Lunar eclipse map / Représentation de l'eclipse partiale de la Lune qui arrivera la nuit du 8 a… | Mayer, Tobias Johann | Moon | 1748 | Héritiers de Homann | ||||
| #63 |
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Selenographia de la Luna Selenography of the Moon Selenographia de la Luna - Juan Y Ulloa Observaciones astronómicas y phisicas hechas de orden de Su Majestad en los rei… | Ulloa, Juan Y. | Moon | 1748 | |||||
| #60 | Map 60 | Briga, Melchior Dalla | Moon | 1747 | ||||||
| #59 |
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Map 59 Source: Memoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, 1692. This is a reproducion of Cassini's map by Lemonnier, C.P. 1746… | Cassini, Giovanni D. | Moon | 1746 | |||||
| #58 |
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Tabula Selenographica Selenographic table/map 1746 Map of Hevelius, re-drawn by Lemonnier, C.P. 1746; Institutions astronomiques, Paris Image courtesy of Ton Linde… | Hevelius, Johnnis | Moon | 1746 | Typis Hünefeldianis | ||||
| #57 | Table generale des Phases de la Lune selon la Sélenographie des PP Grimaldi et Riccioli General table of the phases of the Moon according to the selenography of Fathers Grimaldi and Riccioli | Lemonnier, C. P. | Moon | 1743 | Institutions astronomiques, Paris | |||||
| #56 |
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Tabula Selenographica in qua Lunarium Macularum exacta Descriptio secundum Nomenclaturam … Hevelii quam Riccioli Selenographic table in which the lunar spots are exactly described according to the nomenclature of Hevelius and Riccioli Publication Date: 1707?/1730/42? Based on: the map of the Moon by Hevelius and Riccioli (slightly changed nomenclature)… | Dopplemayr, Johann G. | Moon | 1742 | |||||
| #52 |
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Phasis Lunae Lunatae Crescentis /Gibberolasae / Incurvatae crescentis / Adultae / Oppositionem vergentis, observata. Segedini / Solnoci Observed phases of the crescent, gibbous, waxing curved, mature, and nearly full Moon. Szeged / Szolnok | Marsili, Aloysio Ferd | Moon | 1726 | Hagae-Amstelodam | ||||
| #50 |
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Tab. XVI 1723 Rost, J.L. 1723; Atlas portatilis coelestis oder compendiöse Vorstellung des gantzen Welt-Gebäudes; Nürnberg/Weigel… | Rost, Johann Leonhard | Moon | 1723 | |||||
| #51 |
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Tabula Selenographica Selenographic table/map Lunatio Crescens | Hevelius, Johnnis | Moon | 1723 | |||||
| #49 |
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Fig 10 William Derham Based on the map/nomenclature of Hevelius In (?): Astro-theology : or a demonstration of the being and … | Derham, William | Moon | 1721 | |||||
| #48 | Tabula Selenographica : in qua Lunarium Macularum exacta Descriptio secundum Nomenclaturam Praestantissimorum Astronomorum tam Hevelii quam Riccioli Curiosis Rei Sidereae Cultoribus exhibetur / à Ioh. Gabr. Doppelmaiero Math. P. P. Operâ Ioh. Baptistae Homanni Selenographic table: an exact description of lunar features according to the nomenclature of Hevelius and Riccioli | Dopplemayr, Johann G. | Moon | 1716 | ||||||
| #47 | Tabula selenographia Selenographic table | Dopplemayr, Johann G. | Moon | 1712 | ||||||
| #46 | Map 46 | Moon | 1708 | |||||||
| #45 | Tabula Selenographica : in qua Lunarium Macularum exacta Descriptio secundum Nomenclaturam Praestantissimorum Astronomorum tam Hevelii quam Riccioli Curiosis Rei Sidereae Cultoribus exhibetur / à Ioh. Gabr. Doppelmajero. Operâ Ioh. Baptistae Homanni Selenographic table: an exact description of lunar features according to the nomenclature of Hevelius and Riccioli | Dopplemayr, Johann G. | Moon | 1707 | ||||||
| #44 | Map 44 | de la Hire, Philippe | Moon | 1702 | ||||||
| #43 | Tabula Selenographica : in qua Lunarium Macularum exacta Descriptio secundum Nomenclaturam Praestantissimorum Astronomorum tam Hevelii quam Riccioli Curiosis Rei Sidereae Cultoribus exhibetur / à Ioh. Gabr. Doppelmajero Math. P. P. operâ Ioh. Baptistae Homanni Selenographic table: an exact description of lunar features according to the nomenclature of Hevelius and Riccioli | Dopplemayr, Johann G. | Moon | 1702 | ||||||
| #42 | Map 42 | Keill, John | Moon | 1700 | ||||||
| #40 | Phasis Lunae Artificialis Artificial phase of the Moon | Seller, John | Moon | 1700 | Jeremiah Seller; Charles Price; Philip Lea | |||||
| #41 | Phasis Lunae Naturalis Natural phase of the Moon | Seller, John | Moon | 1700 | Jeremiah Seller; Charles Price; Philip Lea | |||||
| #39 |
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Vlakken der Maan Plains of the Moon | Hartsoeker, Nicolaas | Moon | 1699 | |||||
| #37 |
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Genuina Corporis Lunaris Facies The true appearance of the Moon GENUINA CORPORIS LUNARIS FACIES, prout in Oppositione Verna A. 1694. Die 11. Martii st. n. circ. 22. gr. long. mer. et … | Eimmart, Georg Christoph | Moon | 12.4M | 1696 | Johann Christoph Lochner | |||
| #38 |
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Tabula Selenographica : in visibilis Lunae Hemisphaerio orthographicam delineationem exhibens Marium, Sinuum, Insularum, Continentium, Promontoriorum, Lacium, Paludum, Montium, Planitierum, et Vallium / adminiculo Tubi Optici à Clariss. D. Ioanne Hevelio detectorum Selenographic table showing the visible hemisphere of the Moon in orthographic projection 1696 Joanne Zahn (1696) Specula physico-mathematico-historica notabilium ac mirablium sciendorum in qua MUNDI MIRAB… | Hevelius, Johnnis | Moon | 1696 | |||||
| #36 | Map 36 | Cassini, Giovanni D. | Moon | 1692 | ||||||
| #35 | Map 35 | Spole, Andraeae | Moon | 1689 | ||||||
| #5909 |
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Carte de la Luna Map of the Moon ... and its reprints. They can be identified from the heart that is crossed by a Tycho ray. Cassini's moon drawing … | Cassini, Giovanni D. | Moon | 1679 | |||||
| #33 |
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Machinae Coelestis pars posteriori rerum uranicarum observationes The later part of Celestial Machine: observations of celestial matters Johnnis Hevelii Machinae Coelestis pars posteriori rerum uranicarum observationes..... Simon Reininger, Gedani 1679 | Hevelius, Johnnis | Moon | 1679 | Simon Reininger | ||||
| #34 |
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Map 34 | Cassini, Giovanni D. | Moon | 6.4M | 1679 | ||||
| #32 |
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Map 32 Source: Francisci, E. 1676; Das eröffnete Lust-Haus der Ober- und Nieder-Welt; bey mehrmaliger Unterredung vor dißmal so… | Francisci, E. | Moon | 1676 | |||||
| #5696 |
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Lunae Facies per Diopt. Instrumenta Face of the Moon through optical instruments 1665 1672 Soure: Kircher, A. 1665; Mundus subterraneus, quo universae denique naturae divitiae, Amsterodami (Amsterda… | Scheiner, Christopher | Moon | 1672 | |||||
| #31 | Map 31 | d'Orléans, Chérubin | Moon | 1671 | ||||||
| #30 | (Drawing of Hipparchus Crater) | Hooke, Robert | Moon | 1665 | ||||||
| #29 |
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Icon Lunaris Lunar image Courtesy of EA Whitaker ICON LUNARIS Ex Duodecim ipsius Phasib. a prima scilicet post ☌ usq. ad ☍ subsequentem mense O… | Montanari, Germiniano | Moon | 1662 | |||||
| #28 |
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Map 28 Kircheri, A. 1660; Iter Extaticum Coeleste; Norimberga Image courtesy Ton Lindemann | Kircher, A. | Moon | 1660 | |||||
| #27 | Map 27 | Strauch, Aegidius I. | Moon | 1659 | ||||||
| #26 | Map 26 | Borel | Moon | 1656 | ||||||
| #24 |
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Map 24 Original "copy from negative supplied by Cadiz" (E. Whitaker) Also known as Hieronymus Sirturus. Hieronymus Sirtalis… | Sirsalis, Hieronymus | Moon | 10.2M | 1651 | ||||
| #25 |
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Map 25 Date of drawing: c. 1600-1603 Publication : 1651 William Gilbert, De Mundo Nostro Sublunari Philosophia Nova, Amste… | Gilbert, William | Moon | 1651 | |||||
| #21 |
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Tabula Selenographica: Figura pro nomenclaturae et libratione lunari Publication : 1651 Almagestum novum. Bologna: Victorii Benatii. Cartographer: F. M. Grimaldi Nomenclature: G. B. Ricci… | Riccioli, G. B. | Grimaldi, Francesco M. | Moon | 12.4M | 1651 | Victorii Benatii | ||
| #22 |
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Tabula Selenographica: Selenographia P Fransisci Mariae Grimaldi Soc Iesu Selenography by Father Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Society of Jesus Publication : 1651 Almagestum novum. Bologna: Victorii Benatii. Cartographer: F. M. Grimaldi Nomenclature: G. B. Ri… | Riccioli, G. B. | Grimaldi, Francesco M. | Moon | 12.4M | 1651 | Victorii Benatii | ||
| #20 |
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Pleni Lunium, Luna Crescens Transcription (Latin): SERENISSIMO ETRVRIAE MAGNO DVCI FERDINANDO SECVNDO VIT. ET FELICIT. Ad suas metas Astra perveni… | Divini, Eustachio | Moon | 12.1M | 1649 | ||||
| #17 |
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Lunatio Crescens 1645 Three maps: one full moon, one shadowed synthetic realistic engraving and a map-like representation. Publicatio… | Hevelius, Johnnis | Moon | 1647 | Typis Hünefeldianis |