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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Format: map
51 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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 | ||||
| #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 | |||||
| #207 |
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Detail maps of Mars Detail maps and hydrographic maps | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1892 | |||||
| #177 |
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Map 177 1882 Paris 1881/82, L’Astronomie, t. 1. 1882. v. 170. Drawn by Blanadet Stereographic projection "This new map i… | Flammarion, Camille | Blanadet | Mars | 1882 | ||||
| #165 |
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Carte Géographique de la Lune Geographic map of the Moon Carte Géographique de la Lune Date: 1881 Publication: Astronomie Populaire Contribution by Ton Lindemann 1898; Won… | Flammarion, Camille | Moon | 1881 | |||||
| #168 |
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Mappemonde Géographique de la Planete Mars Geographic world map of the planet Mars 1881 Source: Astronomie Populaire. Language: French Contribution by Ton Lindemann. 1880-84 (reproductions) Cartograp… | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1881 | |||||
| #5697 |
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Mondkarte Map of the Moon Map of the Moon Publisher/Cartographer: Richard Andree Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas, Leipzig (Germany) Publisher: Bie… | Andree, Richard | Andree, Richard | Moon | 1881 | Velhagen & Klasing | |||
| #161 |
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Map 161 Chart of Mars Mercator Projection in true color 1877 N.E. Green in: Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society v. 44. p. … | Green, Nathaniel E. | Mars | 1879 | |||||
| #148 |
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Map 148 1876 Publication Date: 1876 Source: map 4 in: Percival Lowell: Areography. The Popular Science Monthly, Septe… | Flammarion, Camille | Mars | 1876 | |||||
| #112 |
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Mond-Karte Map of the Moon Size: 29.5 x 36 cm Title: Mond Karte Drawn by: Radefeld, C. in 1847 Uncolored steel engraving North-up First ed… | Radefeld, C. C. | Moon | 1850 | Joseph Meyer | ||||
| #108 |
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Map 108 Gehler, J.S.T. et al 1825-1845; Physikalisches Wörterbuch - Kupfer Atlas; Leipzig Image courtesy of Ton Lindemann. | Gehler, J. S. T. | Moon | 1842 | |||||
| #91 |
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Map 91 Littrow, J.J. 1825; Populäre Astronomie, vol II; Wien Image courtesy of Ton Lindemann. | Littrow, Joseph Johann | Moon | 1825 | |||||
| #87 |
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Mondkarte Map of the Moon Cartographer: Gruithuisen, spelled Gruidhuisen on the map Publication Date: 1821? Note: This edition is the first … | von Gruithuisen, Paula Franz | Moon | 1821 | |||||
| #77 |
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Réduction de la Grande Carte de la Lune Reduction of the Great Map of the Moon Copy of an original in 1788 redrawn Cassini 1692 moon map; published as a single sheet. Text and image courtesy Ton Lin… | Cassini, Giovanni D. | Moon | 1788 | |||||
| #74 |
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Map 74 Horrebow, J; 1783 Elementa astronomiae sphaericae in usum praelectionum; Haifniae Image courtesy of Ton Lindemann. | Horrebow, J. | Moon | 1783 | |||||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | ||
| #10 |
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Luna nel Lumina Austriaca Phillippica The Moon in Lumina Austriaca Philippica 37,5x35 cm, copy of drawing, colored: terra=yellow, mare=light blue, craters=dark blue, background=light blue. Algemee R… | Van Langren, Michael | Moon | 1645 | |||||
| #13 |
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Plenilunii lumina Austriaca Philippica Austrian-Philippic light of the full Moon Publication Date: 1645 Cartographer: Michael van Langren (Langrenus) Source: Plenilunii lumina Austriaca Philippica. [By… | Van Langren, Michael | Moon | 1645 | |||||
| #14 |
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Plenilunii lumina Austriaca Philippica (Strassbourg copy) Austrian-Philippic light of the full Moon The Strassbourg copy. Courtesy EA Whitaker. It is a "counterfeit map" copied from the original with some names mis-spell… | Van Langren, Michael | Moon | 1645 | |||||
| #5967 |
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Figure de la Lune selon P. Riccioli par M. Jeaurat Figure of the Moon according to P. Riccioli by M. Jeaurat " Figure de la Lune selon Riccioli, par M Jeaurat." Courtesy of EA Whitaker | Cassini, Giovanni D. | Moon |