Caption
Terrestrial and lunar volcanic areas compared, page, photomechanical print, Left: a part of the surface around the crater Theophilus, right: Vesuvius and the surroundings of Naples seen from above., inscription: 'Portion of the Moon's surface. Vesuvius and neighbourhood of Naples.', name: 'Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street Piccadilly.', inscription: 'Scale of miles.', number: 'Plate VI.', photographer: James Nasmyth, United Kingdom, clichémaker: anonymous, printer (person): Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, publisher: John Murray, London, c. 1870 - in or before 1873, James Nasmyth, Vincent Brooks, John Murray, photographer, cliché maker, printer (person), publisher, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypepie, height 215 mm x width 279 mm, Prints for page 89., volcano, geological phenomena, surface of the moon, Moon, Two large rectangular grayscale images are placed side by side on a pale background with a vertical pale strip separating them; the left image shows a textured surface densely covered with circular depressions and raised rims casting dark shadows, with rough granular terrain between them, while the right image depicts a textured, uneven landscape with a steep rim and several clustered circular depressions near the edge, a prominent isolated crater with a deep dark interior and an elongated shadow extending outward, and a smoother plain adjacent to the rugged area.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B00_128
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