Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Russell, 1745–1806, British
Title:
Lunar Planisphere, Hypothetical Oblique Light
Date:
1806
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 × 16 3/8 inches (43.2 × 41.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Plate No.2"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
public domain
Accession Number:
B2016.39.2
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
map | moon
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment (Harvard Art Museums, 2022-09-15 - 2023-01-16)
Publications:
Edouard Kopp, Dare to know : prints and drawings in the age of Enlightenment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, 2022, p. 250, 251, 311, NC87 .D37 2022 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:73472