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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Place_publication: Leipzig
15 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #608 | Räths Mondglobus | 306/68 K2/64 | Moon | 10.4M | 1963 | Paul Räth Nachf KG Leipzig | ||||
| #370 |
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Mondkarte Map of the Moon Courtesy EA Whitaker | Franz, Julius | Franz, Julius | Moon | 1942 | ||||
| #324 | Handkarte des Mondes Hand map of the Moon | Debes, E. | Moon | 20M | 1922 | |||||
| #325 | Kleiner Mondatlas, Überschichtskarte | Debes, E. | Moon | 20M | 1922 | |||||
| #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 | ||||
| #214 | Mondkarte in 25 sektionen von Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann, mit einer beschreubung der einzelnen Karten von Dr J F Julius Schmidt Moon map in 25 sections by Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann, with a description of the individual maps by Dr J F Julius Schmidt | Lohrmann, Wilhelm Gothelf | Moon | 1892 | Johann Ambrosius Barth Verlag | |||||
| #166 |
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Karte des Mondes Map of the Moon In: Karl Wilhelm Valentiner, 1881, Astronomische Bilder, Leipzig Author unknown. | Valentiner, Karl Wilhelm | Moon | 1881 | |||||
| #172 |
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Map 172 Cartographer: F. Kaiser Source: Flammarion, C. 1892; La Planète Mars; Paris Courtesy Ton Lindemann Also reproduced in… | Kaiser, Frederic | Mars | 1881 | |||||
| #169 | Mondansicht | Fig. 81 | Drechsler, A. | Moon | 1881 | J. J. Weber | ||||
| #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 | |||
| #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 | ||||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | |||||
| #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 | ||||
| #81 | Der Volle Mond The full Moon | Meissner, A. G. | Moon | 1805 |