Moon phases

P. NARVAEZ (drawing);

MANCHON (engraving);

ASTORT brothers (editor)

Spain, late XIX century.

It belongs to the Universal Dictionary of Nicolás María Serrano.

Chromolithograph on cellulose paper.

Light foxing. Good condition.

Without a doubt, one of the aspects of the Moon that most attracts attention are its phases, that is, the apparent changes in the visible portion of the moon. This is not an exclusive quality of the satellite since, seen from the Moon, it is our Earth that has cyclical phases, since these are given by the position relative to the Sun.

This scientific engraving from the late XIX century shows the vision of a plausible lunar landscape integrated with the description of the lunar cycles, reserving the center for the imposing image of the full Moon.