Mar 31, 2007 - Sale 2109

Sale 2109 - Lot 175

Price Realized: $ 840
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,200
Lunar Shaded Relief, Theophilus, LSR 78. The chart is number 78 of the LSR series with east longitudinal coverage from 10 to 30 degrees and latitude coverage from 0 degrees (lunar equator) to 16 degrees south. The left center has the Apollo 16 landing area. Approximately 22x29 inches, scale 1:1,000,000. first edition. Defense Mapping for NASA, 1978

Additional Details

Inscribed and signed: "Contact, Stop, Whuump! Wow! Man, look at that! Old Orion is finally here, Houston. Fantastic! Charles M. Duke, Jr., Apollo 16 LMP." These were the first words after landing transmitted by Duke. He has also written "April 20-23, 1972," the dates of the lunar stay, and marked a "X" at the landing site.