First orbital panorama over the Earth [Mosaic]: eastern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, April 4, 1968

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20.11.2020 00:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 186 | First orbital panorama over the Earth [Mosaic]: eastern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, April 4, 1968
Taken by an automatic 70mm Maurer camera aboard the unmanned Apollo 6 spacecraft

Apollo 6, April 4, 1968, 002:01:35 to 002:03:35 GET

Unique hand mosaic of eight vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper, each with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, overall size 28 x 123cm, numbered “MSC AS6-2-977 to AS6-2- 991” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

28 x 123cm (11 x 481/2in)
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