Aspect of an eclipse of the sun by the earth, as it would appear as seen from the moon / J. Nasmyth del. ; Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. – Vintage Wall Art
![Aspect of an eclipse of the sun by the earth, as it would appear as seen from the moon / J. Nasmyth del. ; Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith., [London] : Published by John Murray, [1874] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3e/3e4ddbc0e69b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Aspect of an eclipse of the sun by the earth, as it would appear as seen from the moon / J. Nasmyth del. ; Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith.
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Rather than showing the Moon's shadow falling on Earth, this plate imagines the sky seen from the lunar surface, where the Earth itself slides across the face of the Sun. It appeared in the second edition of *The Moon, considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite*, published by John Murray in London in 1874 as Plate XXII. The book was written by the engineer James Nasmyth and the astronomer James Carpenter. Nasmyth, best known for his steam hammer, approached lunar study with the same practical eye, building plaster models of lunar landscapes to photograph.
| Created / published | [London] : Published by John Murray, [1874] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1870-1880.Chromolithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Illus. in: The moon: considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite / By James Nasmyth, C.E. and James Carpenter, F.R.A.S [...]. 2nd. ed. London : J. Murray, 1874, Plate XXII. |
| Subjects | Eclipses--1870-1880. Moon--1870-1880. Mountains--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,535 × 3,640 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222912 |
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