Research Catalog

Title

A hand-book, describing objects in the "Telescopic pictures of the moon" / by Henry Harrison ; compiled from the best and latest authorities, with additions of the author's own observations, adapted for educational purposes.

Author

Harrison, Henry, 1844-1923

Publication

New York : Published by the author, 1880.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, printer of plates.

Description

• vii, 14 pages, 2 unnumbered pages; 24 cm
• 1 map ;
• 1 print : chromolithograph, color ;

Alternative Title

Telescopic pictures of the moon

Subject

• Lunar geography
• Moon > Observations
• Moon > Maps
• Moon > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

Chromolithographs – United States – 19th century.

Note

• "Telescopic pictures of the moon" was planned as a series of 6 chromolithographs after paintings by Harrison showing 6 phases of the moon; apparently only plate 1 was published. The "Hand-book" with which it was issued contains only descriptions of objects in plate 1.
• Prospectus for Telescopic pictures of the moon on first unnumbered page at end (on folded leaf); on verso: "Testimonials."
• Prospectus has caption: Telescopic pictures of the moon, painted by Henry Harrison. Reproduced in colored lithographs, and adapted for educational purposes.
• Map has caption: Outline map to plate 1 of Henry Harrison's Telescopic pictures of the moon.
• Print has caption: Telescopic pictures of the moon. Plate 1. Signed by the artist in facsimile: Henry Harrison fect., New York. Signed by lithographers: Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, lith. 21-25 Warren Street, N.Y.

Call Number

OSI+ (Harrison, H. Hand-book, describing objects in the "Telescopic pictures of the moon")

OCLC

23876469

Author

Harrison, Henry, 1844-1923, author, artist.

Title

A hand-book, describing objects in the "Telescopic pictures of the moon" / by Henry Harrison ; compiled from the best and latest authorities, with additions of the author's own observations, adapted for educational purposes.

Publisher

New York : Published by the author, 1880.

Type of Content

text

cartographic image

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

sheet

Local Note

Library copy: Volume, map and print bound together in 1 volume (32 cm), November 19, 1925; map and print are backed with linen; print is folded to 31 x 22 cm.

Library copy: Gift of Ellen Frye Barker, 1925.

Connect to:

Full text available via HathiTrust (Hand-book and map)

Added Author

Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, printer of plates.

Barker, Ellen Frye, 1873-1944, donor.

Running Title

Telescopic pictures of the moon

Other Form:

Online version: Harrison, Henry. Hand-book, describing objects in the "Telescopic pictures of the moon". New York : Published by the author, 1880 (OCoLC)654019736

Research Call Number

OSI+ (Harrison, H. Hand-book, describing objects in the "Telescopic pictures of the moon")