A 'Pergamon Moon Globe' or lunar globe. Produced by Paul Räth Verlag, Leipzig for Pergamon Press, c.1963. Diameter 13 inches (33cm). Scale 1:10,400,000. Mounted on a turned oak stand.
The globe is based on the photography of Luna-3, the first space probe to photograph another planetary body, and the source of our first sight of the far side of the Moon. The cartouche reads in part: "the map material was prepared by the Central Research Institute of Geodesy, Aerial Photography and Cartography together with the Shternberg State Astronomic Institute of the U.S.S.R." Two and half of the gores remain blank as photography had not reached that far at the time of publication.
There are some scuffs to the globe in areas (please see photographs) but generally the globe displays well.
Dimensions
Diameter globe: 33cm
Diameter of base: 21.5cm
Height: 52cm. (approx.)
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