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The Handy Map of the Moon (1891)

Card mounted and naming approximately 300 geographical features

Author

T K Mellor

Publisher

Horne, Thornthwaite & Wood, London, 1891
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Printing Details

Single map, printed on black paper and laid on card with two eyelets to the top of the sheet for hanging. Approx 37.5 × 30cm.

A late Victorian lunar map, issued through a firm of London opticians (Horne, Thornthwaite & Wood). The map showing the craters and oceans (about 300 are named), with the south at the top and the north at the bottom. The reverse has a description of the Moon and it's major geographical features, printed in two columns.

Condition

Good condition. Some tanning but all remaining readable and an attractive item.

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Price

£30.00
 

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