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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #97 | General Karte der sichbaren Seite der Mondoberflaeche General map of the visible side of the lunar surface | Mädler, Joanne Henrico | Leidenfrost, E. | Moon | 10.9M | 1837 | ||||
| #98 |
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Mappa SELENOGRAPHICA Selenographic map 'Mondoberflaeche' ('Surface of the Moon') Die sichtbare Seite der Mond-Oberfläche bei voller Beleuchtung (The visible&nb… | Beer, Wilhelm Wolff | Vogel, Carolus | Moon | 46M | 1837 | |||
| #99 | Mondk... | Littrow, Joseph Johann | Moon | 1837 | ||||||
| #100 |
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Mondoberflaeche Lunar surface General-Karte der sichtbaren Seite der MONDOBERFLAECHE zugleich als ÜBERSICHTS-BLATT zur grössern Mondkarte von Wilh. … | Beer, Wilhelm Wolff | Vogel, Carolus | Moon | 1837 | ||||
| #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 | |||||
| #92 | Karte des Vollmondes nach Mayer Schröter und Gruithuisen Map of the full Moon after Mayer, Schroeter, and Gruithuisen | Frankenheim, M. L. | Moon | 1829 | ||||||
| #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 | ||||
| #88 |
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Map 88 Bode, J.E. 1823; Anleitung zur Kenntniss des gestirnten Himmels; Berlin/Stettin Image courtesy of Ton Lindemann. | Bode, J. E. | Moon | 1823 | |||||
| #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 | |||||
| #81 | Der Volle Mond The full Moon | Meissner, A. G. | Moon | 1805 | ||||||
| #78 |
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Tob. Mayeri tabula selenograhica Tobias Mayer's selenographic table/map Publication Date: 1791 Published in Selenotopographische Fragmente zur genauern Kenntniss der Mondfläche, ihrer erlit… | Schröter, Johann Hieronymus | Mayer, Tobias Johann | Moon | 1791 | Carl Gotthelf Fleckeisen | |||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | ||||||
| #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 | |||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | ||||||
| #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 | |||||
| #5781 |
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(Valles Marineris) A 2M map MC-18 quadrangle. Source Wahlisch et al. 2002 Based on: HRSC data Editors: Alberz J, Jaumann R, … | Mars | 2M | ||||||
| #6053 | Hale/Bond | Mars | 750k | |||||||
| #6067 |
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Iani Chaos Region The 50k series [caption id="attachment_3867" align="alignnone" width="4418"] Planetary and Space Science, 126 + (2016)… | M50k 2.25S/343.25 OMKT | Albertz, Jörg | Mars | 50k | ||||
| #6068 |
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Iani Chaos Region The 100k series Based on: HRSC data Editors: Alberz J, Jaumann R, Neukum G (TU, DLR, FUB) Date: 2005-2007 Re… | M100k 2.50S/343.50OMKT | Mars | 100k | |||||
| #6204 |
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Luna (multilingual) Moon (multilingual) Buchroithner M.F.(Dresden University of Technology), B. V. Krasnopevtseva, K. B. Shingareva, Moscow State University for… | Buchroithner, Manfred F. | Moon | 1.3M | |||||
| #6744 | Map 6744 | Preusker, Frank | Mercury | German Aerospace Center |