Plato, page, photomechanical print, name: 'Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, Piccadilly.', number: 'Plate XIV.', inscription: 'Scale.', photographer: James Nasmyth, United Kingdom, cliché maker: anonymous, printer (person): Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, publisher: John Murray, London, c. 1870 - in or before 1873, printer (person), paper, Woodburytype, height 128 mm x width 147 mm, Print for page 121., surface of the moon, Moon, A high-contrast black and white aerial view showing a rough, cratered surface with varied textures and shadows; rugged mountainous ridges and jagged peaks cast elongated dark shadows across a flatter plain, where circular depressions with raised rims are visible and one large round basin displays a series of pointed shadowed formations along its inner edge; narrow sinuous channels or grooves run across the terrain linking several craters; areas of smooth, gently shaded surface contrast with densely pitted, rocky regions covered in small hollows and irregu...
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Plato, page, photomechanical print, name: 'Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, Piccadilly.', number: 'Plate XIV.', inscription: 'Scale.', photographer: James Nasmyth, United Kingdom, cliché maker: anonymous, printer (person): Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, publisher: John Murray, London, c. 1870 - in or before 1873, printer (person), paper, Woodburytype, height 128 mm x width 147 mm, Print for page 121., surface of the moon, Moon, A high-contrast black and white aerial view showing a rough, cratered surface with varied textures and shadows; rugged mountainous ridges and jagged peaks cast elongated dark shadows across a flatter plain, where circular depressions with raised rims are visible and one large round basin displays a series of pointed shadowed formations along its inner edge; narrow sinuous channels or grooves run across the terrain linking several craters; areas of smooth, gently shaded surface contrast with densely pitted, rocky regions covered in small hollows and irregular mounds; the image is framed by a light border and a broad pale margin at the bottom.

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Plato page photomechanical print name Published John Murray Albemarle Street Piccadilly number Plate XIV inscription Scale photographer James Nasmyth United Kingdom cliché maker anonymous printer person Vincent Brooks Day & Son publisher London c 1870 - 1873 paper Woodburytype height 128 mm x width 147 mm Print page 121 surface moon Moon high-contrast black white aerial view showing rough cratered surface varied textures shadows rugged mountainous ridges jagged peaks cast elongated dark shadows across flatter plain circular depressions raised rims visible large round basin displays series pointed shadowed formations inner edge narrow sinuous channels grooves run across terrain linking several craters areas smooth gently shaded surface contrast densely pitted rocky regions covered small hollows irregular mounds image framed light border broad pale margin bottom

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