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Aristarchus & Herodotus, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate United Kingdom, publisher: John Murray, London, c. 1870 - in or before 1873, James Nasmyth, Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, John Murray, photographer, cliché maker, printer (person), publisher, United Kingdom, paper, Woodburytype, height 169 mm x width 132 mm, Print for page 137., surface of the moon, Moon, A grayscale aerial-like image of a rough textured surface with multiple circular depressions and raised ridges, showing large dark round craters with bright raised rims and smaller shallow pits scattered across a rugged terrain, irregular jagged mountains and elongated ridgelines casting shadows, areas of pitted, rocky ground with rough granular texture, and lighter flat regions contrasted with deep shadowed hollows.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B00_123

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Rights managed

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40.7Mb (9.2Mb) / 10.3in x 15.4in / 3080 x 4620 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aristarchus & Herodotus page photomechanical print number Plate United Kingdom publisher John Murray London c 1870 - 1873 James Nasmyth Vincent Brooks Day & Son photographer cliché maker printer person United Kingdom paper Woodburytype height 169 mm x width 132 mm Print page 137 surface moon Moon grayscale aerial- image rough textured multiple circular depressions raised ridges showing large dark round craters bright raised rims smaller shallow pits scattered across rugged terrain irregular jagged mountains elongated ridgelines casting shadows areas pitted rocky ground rough granular texture lighter flat regions contrasted deep shadowed hollows