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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Referring work: Schimerman LA NASA Lunar Cartographic Dossier. Vol 1. Defense Mapping Agency, Aerospace Center, St Louis ASF, MO.
42 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #94 | Die sichtbare Seite der Mond-Oberfläche bei voller Beleuchtung The visible side of the lunar surface at full illumination | Vogel, Carolus | Moon | 3.7M | 1834 | |||||
| #90 | Topographie der sichtbaren Mondoberflaeche Topography of the visible lunar surface Cartographer: Wilhelm G Lohrman Sheets: 25 The map series was produced and started by Lohrman but publication was fini… | Lohrmann, Wilhelm Gothelf | Moon | 3.6M | 1824 | Auf Kosten des Verfassers | ||||
| #68 |
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Map 68 Cartographer: Hell, Miksa (1720-1792), 1764 Courtesy of EA Whitaker | Hell, Maximilian | Moon | 1764 | |||||
| #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 | |||
| #34 |
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Map 34 | Cassini, Giovanni D. | Moon | 6.4M | 1679 | ||||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | ||||
| #18 |
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Selenographia sive lunae descriptio Selenography, or description of the Moon Selenographica, Caput VIII. Source (e-rara) General chart of the full moon (Selenographica, appendix) Lunar Coordi… | Hevelius, Johnnis | Moon | 12.4M | 1647 | Typis Hünefeldianis | |||
| #16 |
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Map 16 | Fontana, Francesco | Moon | 14.5M | 1646 | ||||
| #8 |
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Phasium Lunae icones, quos Anno Salutis 1634 et 1635, pungendo ac sculp. aquis fortis Claud. Mellan Gall. praesentibus ac flagitantib. illustrib. viris, jussendo et perexscitio. Images of the phases of the Moon, engraved and etched in 1634 and 1635 by Claude Mellan Photorealistic engravings of the Moon (1635-37) 23.7 x 17.9 cm engraving by Claude Mellan. This work was commissioned by… | Gassendi, Pierre | Mellan, Claude | Moon | 16.6M | 1637 | |||
| #5 | Map 5 | Malapert, Charles | Moon | 70.9M | 1619 | |||||
| #4 |
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Lunae Varietas Variety of the Moon Drawing by Christoph Scheiner, 1614, Disquisitiones Mathematicae Features are lettered. Courtesy of E A Whitaker Belo… | Scheiner, Christopher | Moon | 1614 | |||||
| #3 | Map 3 | Harriot, Thomas | Moon | 1610 | ||||||
| #2 |
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Moon drawing from the Siderius Nuncivs Moon drawings from Galileo, G. 1610; Siderius Nuncivs, Venice. In: Carlos, Edward Stafford, ed.: The Sidereal Messenger … | Galilei, Galileo | Moon | 1610 | |||||
| #1 | Map 1 | Gilbert, William | Moon | 1600 |