Carte photographique de la lune, planche XII (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XII)

Charles le Morvan

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of the moon's surface. The image captures the cratered and textured surface along a diagonal strip through the frame. There are dark shadows in the craters, enhancing the physical texture of the moon. The title of the image is "Carte Photographique de la Lune."