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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54 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #83 |
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The appearance of the moon, in an inverted position. Probably first published in "Nicholson's Journal", also know as "Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts".… | Nicholson, William | Moon | 1807 | J. Johnson | ||||
| #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 | |||
| #71 |
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Der Mond in Vollen Lichte The Moon in full light Courtesy of EA Whitaker Mayers map with Cassini's Heart | Mayer, Tobias Johann | Moon | 1775 | |||||
| #62 |
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Représentation de l'éclipse partielle de la Lune qui arrivera la nuit du 8 au 9 d'août, 1748, dressée suivant les lois de la vraie projection et accompagnée d'un imprimé qui lui servira d'éclaircissement / par T. Maier. Representation of the partial eclipse of the Moon that will occur on the night of 8 to 9 August 1748, drawn according to the laws of true projection and accompanied by a printed text serving as an explanation Date : 1748 Title: Lunar eclipse map / Représentation de l'eclipse partiale de la Lune qui arrivera la nuit du 8 a… | Mayer, Tobias Johann | Moon | 1748 | Héritiers de Homann |