Caption

Photographie lunaire obtenue a l'observatoire de Paris, View of the moon, page, photomechanical print, inscription: '1894. Février 14. _ 7.H. 27M. Temps Moyen de Paris', inscription: 'Grand Equatorial coudé Echelle du cliché original', maker: Loewy et Puiseux, maker: Maurice Loewy, maker: Pierre Henri Puiseux, maker: Fillon & Heuse, 1894-02-14 - in or before 1896, Maurice Loewy, Loewy et Puiseux, Pierre Henri Puiseux, Fillon & Heuse, paper, photoaquatint, height 193 mm x width 131 mm, Print nine pages after page 272, moon as celestial body, A close-up black-and-white photograph of a crescent of the Moon filling most of the frame, showing a textured surface covered in numerous craters, ridges, and varying shades of gray; the illuminated lunar terrain displays rough, heavily cratered highlands and smoother, darker mare regions, with stark shadows accentuating crater rims and steep topography against a deep black background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B05_259

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39.1Mb (8.6Mb) / 9.9in x 15.3in / 2966 x 4604 (300dpi)

Keywords

Photographie lunaire obtenue l'observatoire de Paris View moon page photomechanical print inscription 1894 Février 14 _ 7.H 27M Temps Moyen de Paris Grand Equatorial coudé Echelle du cliché original maker Loewy et Puiseux Maurice Loewy Pierre Henri Puiseux Fillon & Heuse 1894-02-14 - 1896 paper photoaquatint height 193 mm x width 131 mm Print nine pages page 272 celestial body close-up black- -white photograph crescent Moon filling frame showing textured surface covered numerous craters ridges varying shades gray illuminated lunar terrain displays rough heavily cratered highlands smoother darker mare regions stark shadows accentuating crater rims steep topography deep black background