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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Country_publisher: Germany
153 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #162 | Die sichtbare Seite der Mond-Oberfläche bei voller Beleuchtung : nach Beer u. Mädler's Karte The visible side of the lunar surface at full illumination: after Beer and Madler's map | Ausfeld, Johann Carl | Moon | 1880 | Justus Perthes | |||||
| #163 |
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Mondoberfläche Lunar surface Stieler's Hand-Atlas. 1880. High resolution scan. | Beer, Wilhelm Wolff | Moon | 1880 | |||||
| #151 | Charte der Gebirge des Mondes Chart of the mountains of the Moon Title: Charte des Gebirge des Mondes (Chart of the Mountains of the Moon) Date 1878 Hachure-relief shading Cartograph… | Schmidt, Johann F. Julius | Moon | 1878 | Dietrich Reimer | |||||
| #156 |
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Map 156 Littrow JJ, 1878 Die Wunder des Himmels. Berlin, Verlan von Gustav Hempel. Sechste auflage | Tafel III | Littrow, Joseph Johann | Moon | 1878 | Verlag von Gustav Hempel | |||
| #155 | Mondcharte 25 sectionen un 2 erlautersungstafeln Moon map in 25 sections and 2 explanatory plates Cartographer: Wilhelm G Lohrman Sheets: 25 The map series was produced and started by Lohrman but publication was fini… | Lohrmann, Wilhelm Gothelf | Moon | 1.8M | 1878 | Verlag von Joahnn Ambrosius Barth | ||||
| #150 |
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Mondoberfläche Lunar surface Plate no. 5 from: Stieler's Hand-Atlas. Gotha : J. Perthes, [1877?] | Beer, Wilhelm Wolff | Moon | 1877 | J. Perthes | ||||
| #145 | Die sichtbare Seite der Mond-Oberfläche bei voller Beleuchtung : nach Beer u. Mädler's Karte The visible side of the lunar surface at full illumination: after Beer and Madler's map | Ausfeld, Johann Carl | Moon | 1876 | Justus Perthes | |||||
| #146 |
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Mondoberfläche Lunar surface In lower left margin: Gotha : Justus Perthes 1876., 27.5 cm. diam., on sheet 38.3 x 46.0 cm. | Beer, Wilhelm Wolff | Moon | 1876 | Justus Perthes | ||||
| #137 | Die sichtbare Seite der Mond-Oberfläche bei voller Beleuchtung : nach Beer u. Mädler's Karte The visible side of the lunar surface at full illumination: after Beer and Madler's map | Ausfeld, Johann Carl | Moon | 13M | 1872 | Justus Perthes | ||||
| #138 | Mondoberfläche Lunar surface Adolf Stieler, Gotha, 1872 (also in 1882). NOT in 1891. | Beer, Wilhelm Wolff | Moon | 1872 | Adolf Stieler | |||||
| #135 | Die sichtbare Seite der Mond-Oberfläche bei voller Beleuchtung : nach Beer u. Mädler's Karte The visible side of the lunar surface at full illumination: after Beer and Madler's map | Ausfeld, Johann Carl | Moon | 1870 | Justus Perthes | |||||
| #136 | Mondoberfläche Lunar surface Stieler's Hand-Atlas. Justus Perthes.. Gotha. 1870. Color lithograph. 16 x 13.8". | Beer, Wilhelm Wolff | Moon | 1870 | Justus Perthes | |||||
| #124 |
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Mond—Karte Nach dem besten Quellen entworfen und gezeichnet Map of the Moon Meyer's Kriegs- u. Friedens- oder grosser Zeitungs-Atlas in 148 karten... J. Meyer. Hildburohausen et New-York . Schleif… | Radefeld, C. C. | Moon | 1860 | J. Meyer | ||||
| #119 |
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Karte der sichtbaren Seite der Mond-Oberfläche Map of the visible side of the lunar surface Moon and Eclipses Karte der sichtbaren Seite der Mond-Oberfläche Editor: L. Ewald 1857 Publisher Verlag von Jonghaus … | Wirtz, F. | Wirtz, F. | Moon | 18M | 1857 | Verlag von Jonghaus und Venator, Kartographisch-artistische Anstalt | ||
| #117 |
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Der Mondkarte The Moon map Müller, J. 1856; Lehrbuch der kosmischen Physik - Atlas; Braunschweig Image courtesy of Ton Lindemann. | Müller, J. | Moon | 1856 | |||||
| #118 |
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Map 118 Published in Franz Arago's Sammtliche Werke. Leipzig 1856. This is not a map, but a biscriptural list of the Moon's plac… | Arago, F. | Moon | 1856 | |||||
| #116 | Die sichtbare Seite der Mond-Oberfläche bei voller Beleuchtung : nach Beer u. Mädler's Karte. Ausgabe in 63 B1 No1 The visible side of the lunar surface at full illumination: after Beer and Madler's map. Edition in 63 sheets, no. 1 | Ausfeld, Johann Carl | Moon | 46M | 1853 | Justus Perthes | ||||
| #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 | ||||
| #114 |
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Relief der sichtbaren Halbkugel des Mondes, angefertigt von Th. Dickert in Bonn. Relief of the visible hemisphere of the Moon, made by Th. Dickert in Bonn. Location: Bonn, Germany, 1850, transported to the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (189x-190x) Constructed b… | Dickert, Th | Moon | 600k | 1850 | ||||
| #110 | Mond—Karte Nach dem besten Quellen entworfen und gezeichnet Moon map designed and drawn from the best sources | Radefeld, C. C. | Moon | 1847 | J. 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 | |||||
| #105 |
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Die sichtbare Seite der Mond-Oberfläche bei voller Beleuchtung : nach Beer u. Mädler's Karte. Ausgabe in 63 B1 No1 The visible side of the lunar surface at full illumination: after Beer and Madler's map. Edition in 63 sheets, no. 1 Stieler's Hand Atlas 1841. (monochormatic) Steel engraved Johann Carl Ausfeld, engr. | Ausfeld, Johann Carl | Moon | 46M | 1841 | Justus Perthes | |||
| #106 |
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Map 106 Publication Date: 1841 Cartographers: W. Beer and J. H. Mädler Type: albedo map Publication: Beer W and Mädler JH (1841)… | Beer, Wilhelm Wolff | Mars | 1841 | |||||
| #101 |
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Karte des Mondes in einem mittleren Librationzustand Map of the Moon in a mean state of libration. According to the measurements and observations taken by the author in the years 1822 to 1836 Map of the Moon in a mean state of libration. According to the measurings and observations taken by th… | Lohrmann, Wilhelm Gothelf | Moon | 1838 | Verlag von Johann Ambrosius Barth | ||||
| #102 |
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Karte des Mondes. Mittlere Libration. Map of the Moon in a mean state of libration. Carte de la Lune, dans l'etat de moyenne libration Map of the Moon in a mean state of libration | Lohrmann, Wilhelm Gothelf | Moon | 9M | 1838 | Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth |