1798 Bertuch German-language Map of the Moon
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[untitled lunar view].
Mapping the moon.
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Mapping the moon.
A charming c. 1798 hand-colored lunar map included in J.F. Bertuch's Kinderbuch, a popular educational work of the early 19th century. It displays the surface of the moon and includes information on the height of its tallest peaks.A Closer Look
The near side of the moon is depicted with its poles and equator indicated. Large craters on the surface are numbered, while lunar maria (volcanic plains) are lettered. The tables at bottom display the height of mountain peaks on Earth (in Europe and South America), the Moon, and Venus, measured in toises, with the dashed line showing the point at which the atmosphere becomes relatively dense.Publication History and Census
This lunar map appeared as Vermischte Gegenst / Melanges XI in J.F. Bertuch's popular Bilderbuch für Kinder: enthaltend eine angenehme Sammlung von Thieren, Pflanzen, Blumen, Früchten, Mineralien, Trachten…, known colloquially as the Kinderbuch, published in multiple volumes and editions between 1795 and 1830. It is not independently cataloged in the holdings of any institution and is scarce to the market, while the entire Kinderbuch is more widely distributed.Cartographer
Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (September 30, 1747 - April 3, 1822) was a German publisher and patron of the arts. He co-founded the Fürstliche freie Zeichenschule Weimar with the painter Georg Melchior Kraus in 1776. Bertuch was a known acquaintance of both Goethe and Humboldt. He was the father of the writer and journalist Karl Bertuch. Further Details...
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Bertuch, F. J., Bilderbuch für Kinder enthaltend eine angenehme Sammlung von Thieren, Pflanzen, Blumen, Früchten, Mineralien, Trachten..., (Weimar: Im Verlage des Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs) c. 1798).
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Good. Foxing prominent at bottom.