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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Photos: Unless otherwise indicated, all photographs are by H. Hargitai. Several photographs are from the USGS Astrogeology Map Library and Lowell Observatory, both in Flagstaff, Arizona. Several photographs of Soviet maps were taken at MIIGAiK, Moscow.
Contact: The catalog is curated by H. Hargitai, ELTE, Budapest, hargitai.henrik@btk.elte.hu.
Projection: Transverse orthographic
70 maps
| # | Title | Map No. | Lead Author | Artist | Target | Quad. | Scale | Year | Publisher | |
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| #245 | Mond-Atlas entworten nach den Beobachtungen an der Pia-Sternwarte in Triest,I Band Moon atlas designed from observations at the Pia Observatory in Trieste, volume I | Krieger, Johann N. | Moon | 1898 | ||||||
| #228 | Atlas Photographic de la Lune Photographic atlas of the Moon | Loewy, M. | Moon | 1896 | Observatoire de Paris | |||||
| #229 |
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Lick Observatory Atlas of the Moon | Holden, Edward S. | Moon | 3.6M | 1896 | Lick Observatory | |||
| #223 | Atlas von 25 Topographischen Spezialkarten des Mondes Atlas of 25 topographic special maps of the Moon | Fauth, Philipp J. H. | Moon | 1M | 1895 | |||||
| #225 | Map of the Moon | Elger, Thomas Gwyn | Moon | 7.6M | 1895 | |||||
| #188 | Flammarion - Popular Astronomy | Gaudibert, Casimir M. | Moon | 5.5M | 1887 | |||||
| #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 | ||||
| #143 | (overview map) | Neison, Edmund | Moon | 1876 | ||||||
| #144 | Detail maps of craters Gassendi, Maginus, Theophilus | Neison, Edmund | Moon | 5.8M | 1876 | |||||
| #142 | Map 142 | Nasmyth, James | Moon | 1874 | ||||||
| #128 |
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Lunar Map Zone II, Zone IV Scale 200 inches = Moon's diameter | Birt, William R. | Moon | 695k | 1864 | British Association for the Advancement of Science. Lunar Committee / British Astronomical Association | |||
| #121 | Map 121 | Webb, William | Moon | 1859 | ||||||
| #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 | |||
| #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 | ||||
| #99 | Mondk... | Littrow, Joseph Johann | 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 | |||||
| #91 |
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Map 91 Littrow, J.J. 1825; Populäre Astronomie, vol II; Wien Image courtesy of Ton Lindemann. | Littrow, Joseph Johann | Moon | 1825 | |||||
| #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 | |||||
| #72 | Map 72 | Lambert, Johann H. | Moon | 1776 | ||||||
| #68 |
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Map 68 Cartographer: Hell, Miksa (1720-1792), 1764 Courtesy of EA Whitaker | Hell, Maximilian | Moon | 1764 | |||||
| #60 | Map 60 | Briga, Melchior Dalla | Moon | 1747 | ||||||
| #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 | ||||||
| #44 | Map 44 | de la Hire, Philippe | Moon | 1702 | ||||||
| #42 | Map 42 | Keill, John | Moon | 1700 | ||||||
| #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 |