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RARE 1879 Dr. Sommer's Map of the Moon The New Dominion Monthly Bound Magazine

$ 68.63

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Date Range: 1800-1899
  • Year: 1879

    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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