Map of the Moon, Section 14 Frame:Black satin practicality and beauty – a

practicality and beauty – a joy to own and use

Enlightening and consoling

Transporting wool from Australia saw it sail faster than every ship at the time by 25 days to a month

Date: 1695

Cutty Sark broke the record for the fastest passage back to London from Australia

Map of the Moon, Section 14 Frame:Black satin practicality and beauty – aThis is section number fourteen of twenty five, of the rarely seen map of the Moon which was hand drawn in 1952 by the engineer and amateur astronomer Hugh Percival Wilkins (18961960). Combining artistry with scientific precision, Wilkins detailed map reveals the rugged terrain of our celestial neighbour. Maps like these were used in the 1960s to select the landing sites for NASAs Apollo missions. Artist: Wilkins, Hugh Percival W F Stanley and Co