This is a photograph of a section of the Moon's surface. The image shows a barren lunar landscape with numerous craters of varying sizes. Some craters stand out due to shadows accentuating their depth. The surface is rough and uneven, typical of the Moon's cratered nature. The annotations indicate it is part of a photographic map of the Moon by C. Le Morvan, highlighting the document's scientific and cartographic nature. The black and white tone emphasizes light and shadow, creating a sense of dimensionality. The photograph displays the Moon's rugged and pockmarked surface as viewed from…
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Carte photographique de la lune, planche XVIII.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XVIII.A)

Charles Le Morvan (French, 1865 - 1933)

October 20, 1905, printed 1914

Medium
photogravure
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image: 31.1 × 25.5 cm (12 1/4 × 10 1/16 in.) ; plate: 38.9 × 29.5 cm (15 5/16 × 11 5/8 in.) ; sheet: 49 × 37.9 cm (19 5/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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