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RARE 1879 Dr. Sommer's Map of the Moon The New Dominion Monthly Bound Magazine
$68.63
100
- Year: 1879
- Refund will be given as: Money Back
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
- Restocking Fee: No
- Date Range: 1800-1899
- Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
- Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Description
From the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Site
“In 1879, the Rev’d Dr. Alfred Sommer published one of the earliest
lunar maps by an astronomer (amateur or professional) working in Canada,
bearing a Canadian imprint. It appears in
The New Dominion Monthly
of
January, 1879, 58-79 (between pages 56 & 65 – this was,
incidentally, the valedictory issue of the publication). This map may,
in fact, be the earliest published lunar map of Canadian origin printed
in a Canadian publication. A rare copy is in the RASC Archives.”
A Monthly Bound Volume 7 months, Includes July – December 1878 and January 1879, with Sommer’s Map between pages 64 and 65 and his article encompassing pages 58 – 73 of said issue. , Front Cover is detached and back cover is a piece of cardboard, However map and text from January are in very good condition.
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