Engraving depicting a map of the moon based on the observations of Giovanni Battista Riccioli and Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Giovanni Battista Riccioli (1598-1671) a Catholic priest in the Jesuit Order and an astronomer. Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712) an Italian mathematician, astronomer and engineer. Dated 19th century

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