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Engraved plate of the full moon in oblique light, craters and ridges shown in stipple, on black background with printed text below.

The Moon in Oblique Sunlight, 1806

An engraved plate shows a large, detailed moon against a black ground, its craters and mountain ridges rendered in fine stippled tones and lit from one side. Below the image are rows of small printed text and ruled lines, typical of a scientific plate.

Artist
John Russell
Date
26 November 1806
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2777 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1806.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

The Zodiac and the StarsNight and Dreams19th century1800s1806engravingstipple engravinghistorical printastronomymoonscientific plateblack background

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