Carte photographique et systématique de la lune (Photographic and Systematic Chart of the Moon)

1902–1907, published 1926

Charles le Morvan

Associated Names
Charles Le Morvan

Artist, French, 1865 - 1933

This is a photograph of a historical document titled "CARTE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE ET SYSTÉMATIQUE DE LA LUNE." The document cover is aged and has finely textured paper with a black binding on the left edge. It includes the author's name, "C. LE MORVAN," and the description "ASTRONOME ADJOINT A L'OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS." The title describes a photographic and systematic map of the moon. Below the author's name, the document mentions "IMAGES DIRECTES" and "SIX PLANCHES EN HÉLIOGRAVURE." It also includes the year "MDCDXXVI" (1926) and the location "PARIS" at the bottom. The document shows signs of wear with paper deterioration on the edges and a tear in the bottom region.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    6 photogravures and text booklet

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.5 × 14.7 cm (7 11/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
    plate: 25.5 × 20.8 cm (10 1/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 38 × 27.8 cm (14 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
    image (tissue paper): 19.9 × 20 cm (7 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet (tissue paper): 30 × 24 cm (11 13/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
    text booklet: 31.3 × 24 cm (12 5/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.177.1

  • Portfolio Title

    Carte photographique et systématique de la lune (Photographic and Systematic Chart of the Moon)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(W.P. Watson Antiquarian Books, London); Dan and Mary Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

across recto of cover printed in black ink: CARTE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE / ET SYSTÉMATIQUE / DE LA LUNE / PAR / C. LE MORVAN / ASTRONOME ADJOINT A L’OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS / IMAGES DIRECTES / SIX PLANCHES EN HÉLIOGRAVURE / PARIS / MDCDXXVI

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