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Auction archive: Lot number 1142

LARGE LUNAR CHART – INSCRIBED BY SURFACE EXPLORERS.

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$23,180
Auction archive: Lot number 1142

LARGE LUNAR CHART – INSCRIBED BY SURFACE EXPLORERS.

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$23,180
Beschreibung:

"Lunar Planning Chart (LOC – 2)," color lithographed moon map in Mercator projection. Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, Edition 1, July 1969. 49 by 29 inches. Scale 1:2,500,000 at the equator. A highly detailed lunar chart signed by a member of each Apollo lunar landing crew. Each has marked his landing site with either an "X" or a circle and INSCRIBED nearby with: "First Lunar Landing, Tranquillity Base, Buzz Aldrin, July 20, 1969"; "Ocean of Storms, Alan Bean Apollo XII LMP, Nov 1969"; "Fra Mauro Base, Edgar Mitchell Apollo 14, Feb '71"; "Hadley Rille, Dave Scott, Jul / Aug 1971"; "Descartes / Cayley Plains, Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16, April 1972"; "The Valley of Taurus Littrow, Gene Cernan Apollo XVII, Dec '72." All mare and large craters are labeled including unusual features such as rilles and ejecta rays.

Auction archive: Lot number 1142
Auction:
Datum:
13 Apr 2010
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

"Lunar Planning Chart (LOC – 2)," color lithographed moon map in Mercator projection. Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, Edition 1, July 1969. 49 by 29 inches. Scale 1:2,500,000 at the equator. A highly detailed lunar chart signed by a member of each Apollo lunar landing crew. Each has marked his landing site with either an "X" or a circle and INSCRIBED nearby with: "First Lunar Landing, Tranquillity Base, Buzz Aldrin, July 20, 1969"; "Ocean of Storms, Alan Bean Apollo XII LMP, Nov 1969"; "Fra Mauro Base, Edgar Mitchell Apollo 14, Feb '71"; "Hadley Rille, Dave Scott, Jul / Aug 1971"; "Descartes / Cayley Plains, Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16, April 1972"; "The Valley of Taurus Littrow, Gene Cernan Apollo XVII, Dec '72." All mare and large craters are labeled including unusual features such as rilles and ejecta rays.

Auction archive: Lot number 1142
Auction:
Datum:
13 Apr 2010
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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