Maps of the Moon : Lunar Cartography From the Seventeenth Century to the Space Age
English | 2019 | ISBN: 9004400885 | 102 Pages | PDF | 5.71 MB

Drawing on a number of detailed historical case studies and visual analyses of many moon images, this work proposes an innovative understanding of the development of lunar cartography, and offers new insights on theoretical debates surrounding the nature of maps in general.

Contents

Introduction: Bringing the History of Cartography to the History of Moon Maps
1 Approaches to the Specificity of Moon Maps
2 Making It Visible: Bringing the Moon Down to the Earth
2.1 The Telescope Enters the Stage
2.2 Assembling Naturalistic Depictions: a Visual Exercise
3 Making It Legible: Taking the Earth up to the Moon
3.1 Colonial Reflections on the Moon