My Map of the Moon when I was a Boy (recuperated)

A work of unearthly beauty, this 1969 map of the Moon, published by The National Geographic Magazine, was the first ever to show both faces of the lunar surface on a single sheet —not just the familiar surface we see at night, but the hidden far side as well. Cartographic artist Tibor Toth, who delicately shaded the surface crater by crater, spent several weeks at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, to scope out his subject. This map sparked my fascination with space exploration. It was the most treasured poster in my collection. For many years, I had it hanging on the wall in my room, until one dreadful day it got destroyed...