Pergamon Moon Globe, c.1963. Lighting And The Natural Productions Of

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A 19th portrait of large proportions depicting a seated lady wearing a black gown and fur shawl

There is one small 'C' shape hairline crack to the front left of the lid

The frame has many historic repairs evident

Width: 14

Pergamon Moon Globe, c.1963. Lighting And The Natural Productions OfA 'Pergamon Moon Globe' or lunar globe. Produced by Paul Rth Verlag, Leipzig for Pergamon Press, c. 1963. Diameter 13 inches (33cm). Scale 1: 10,400,000. Mounted on a turned oak stand. The globe is based on the photography of Luna 3, the first space probe to photograph another planetary body, and the source of our first sight of the far side of the Moon. The cartouche reads in part: "the map material was prepared by the Central Research Institute of