This is a stereoscopic card featuring two identical images of the full moon, showcasing its craters and surface texture in detail. The card is on a beige background with inscriptions mentioning the photographer, Prof. H. Draper, and the publisher, C. Bierstadt, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. It notes that the negatives were taken with a silvered glass telescope, capturing the selenographic features of the moon.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1860
- Medium
- stereoscopic albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 11084 × 5487 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
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