{"product_id":"lunar-moon-globe-pre-apollo-11-landing-rand-mcnally-company-c-1969","title":"Lunar Moon Globe (Pre Apollo 11 Landing): Rand McNally \u0026 Company, c.1969","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lunar Moon Globe\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eRand McNally \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e c.1969\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Excellent - Sliding acrylic meridian rule, mounted on a three-spoke Perspex base\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInches:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 12 x 12 x 13 [Globe Width \u0026amp; Height]\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentimeters:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 30.48 x 30.48 x 33.02 [Globe Width \u0026amp; Height]\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 308756\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn exceptional 1969 Rand McNally Lunar Globe, an evocative scientific model from the height of the Space Age. This pivotal era—defined by the Space Race, unprecedented advances in space exploration, and the cultural imagination it inspired—began with Sputnik in 1957 and reached its zenith with the Apollo program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProduced at a moment of extraordinary scientific progress, this globe reflects the rapidly evolving state of lunar knowledge just before the Apollo 11 landing. The far side of the Moon, long hidden from Earth and only recently observed through spacecraft reconnaissance—including Apollo 10’s lunar-orbit mission—is rendered with comparatively generalized, unnamed terrain. In contrast, the Earth-facing side is richly detailed with identified mountains, valleys, and craters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMost compellingly, the globe predates the historic Apollo 11 mission of July 1969. Its landing site had not yet been added, preserving the model as a remarkably immediate artifact of the moment just before humanity first set foot on the lunar surface—a defining event of the twentieth century, witnessed by an estimated 500 million people worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground on Creator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1856, William H. Rand opened a Chicago print shop, hiring Irish immigrant Andrew McNally as a printer two years later. They established a relationship with the Chicago Tribune’s predecessor, soon taking over its printing operation in full. Eventually, in 1868 Rand, McNally, and Rand’s nephew George Amos Poole bought out the Tribune and founded Rand, McNally \u0026amp; Co. Now with significant printing experience under their belt, the three men embarked on several publishing endeavors, capitalizing on the massive success of Chicago’s railroad industry by printing tickets, timetables, and railroad guides. Rand, McNally \u0026amp; Co.’s cartographic enterprise began as an offshoot of their existing publishing business; it was not until 1872 that the company printed its first map, a wax engraving that appeared in the company’s December Railroad Guide. Thanks to the low cost and ease of production associated with wax engravings, the firm quickly became the largest commercial publisher in the United States and to this day continues to produce quality atlases, maps, and globes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48921892159627,"sku":"308756","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/6416\/6795\/files\/IMG_5140.jpg?v=1787091233","url":"https:\/\/theantiquarium.com\/products\/lunar-moon-globe-pre-apollo-11-landing-rand-mcnally-company-c-1969","provider":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}