Lot Essay
Three editions of approximately 300 maps each were completed between 1966-68. Examples of lunar maps are in the permanent collections of both The Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Surface of the Moon, Day 011, Survey C, Sectors 13 and 14
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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY and NASA, (SURVEYOR III)
Surface of the Moon, Day 011, Survey C, Sectors 13 and 14
Photocollage consisting of 113 gelatin silver prints, assembled to cartographer's specifications as a lunar map. 1966-68. Each dated in white ink on the recto. Each approximately 1 7/8 x 1./78in. (4.8 x 4.8cm.) Each stapled on U.S. Geological Survey blueprinted grid paper mount with printed credit, title and vectors.
29½ x 12in. (74.9 x 30.5cm.) overall.
Surface of the Moon, Day 011, Survey C, Sectors 13 and 14
Photocollage consisting of 113 gelatin silver prints, assembled to cartographer's specifications as a lunar map. 1966-68. Each dated in white ink on the recto. Each approximately 1 7/8 x 1./78in. (4.8 x 4.8cm.) Each stapled on U.S. Geological Survey blueprinted grid paper mount with printed credit, title and vectors.
29½ x 12in. (74.9 x 30.5cm.) overall.