1874 Vesuvius Moon Crater Print Frame:No Frame and Short-Finned Squid was drawn

and Short-Finned Squid was drawn by H

The yellow color changes to blue as the elevation rises from sea level to the mountain tops

The angle and brightness of the light will determine the intensity of shadows produced on the map

you’ll appreciate this 1883 Nevada Map in our Historic Series

This vintage map has been expertly updated with modern elevation data

1874 Vesuvius Moon Crater Print Frame:No Frame and Short-Finned Squid was drawnOur reproduction print of Crater of Vesuvius was originally published in the 1874 book, The Moon: Considered As A Planet, A World, A Satellite, authored by James Nasmyth C. E. and James Carpenter F. R. A. S. The photos in the book were not actually of the moon because photography was not yet advanced enough to capture lunar details. Instead, Nasmyth photographed detailed plaster models he built of the moon based on his visual observations from the 20"