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RÄTH, G.M.B.H., PAUL, LEIPZIG, (fl.1917-1963)
RÄTHS MONDGLOBUS Die Namen der Formationen auf der von der Erde aus unsichtbaren Seite des Mondes sind durch farbigen (roten) Druck hervorgehoben Das Kartenmaterial wurde vom Min. f. Volksbildung der UdSSR zur Verfügen gestellt Verlag: Paul Räth Nachf. KG., Leipzig Druck: VEB Hermann Haack, Gotha Mdl der DDR Nr. 8340/63 Druckerei Lizenz Nr. K 4/57 [c.1963]
A 33cm. diameter moon globe made up of twelve green and cream chromolithographed gores, the "dark" side of the moon left blank, the equatorial and meridian graduated in degrees, showing named lunar regions, seas, craters and mountains, with new Russian information labelled in red, the edge of the dark side of the moon inscribed Grenze des von der automatischen interplanetaren Station (Lunik 3) am 7.10.1959 fotografierten Gebietes, the Imbrium Sea inscribed Aufshlagstelle der sow jetischen komischen Rakete (Lunik 2) am 13.9.1959 (old repair to "dark" side), with cast aluminium meridian half-circle on ebonised bakelite plinth base
43cm high
This is an uncommon moon globe recording interplanetary Russian space travel of 1959, before the 'back' of the moon had been recorded by the American Apollo flights. Although the photographic information for this globe was taken in 1959, the publishers were only able to obtain the information in 1963, probably to 'advertise' the Russians' space supremacy. Hermann Haack (1872-1966) was an author of globes, first published in 1914 by Justus Perthes in Gotha.
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RÄTHS MONDGLOBUS Die Namen der Formationen auf der von der Erde aus unsichtbaren Seite des Mondes sind durch farbigen (roten) Druck hervorgehoben Das Kartenmaterial wurde vom Min. f. Volksbildung der UdSSR zur Verfügen gestellt Verlag: Paul Räth Nachf. KG., Leipzig Druck: VEB Hermann Haack, Gotha Mdl der DDR Nr. 8340/63 Druckerei Lizenz Nr. K 4/57 [c.1963]
A 33cm. diameter moon globe made up of twelve green and cream chromolithographed gores, the "dark" side of the moon left blank, the equatorial and meridian graduated in degrees, showing named lunar regions, seas, craters and mountains, with new Russian information labelled in red, the edge of the dark side of the moon inscribed Grenze des von der automatischen interplanetaren Station (Lunik 3) am 7.10.1959 fotografierten Gebietes, the Imbrium Sea inscribed Aufshlagstelle der sow jetischen komischen Rakete (Lunik 2) am 13.9.1959 (old repair to "dark" side), with cast aluminium meridian half-circle on ebonised bakelite plinth base
43cm high
This is an uncommon moon globe recording interplanetary Russian space travel of 1959, before the 'back' of the moon had been recorded by the American Apollo flights. Although the photographic information for this globe was taken in 1959, the publishers were only able to obtain the information in 1963, probably to 'advertise' the Russians' space supremacy. Hermann Haack (1872-1966) was an author of globes, first published in 1914 by Justus Perthes in Gotha.
See colour illustration
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Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.