[Large Format] The “Blue Marble”, the first human-taken photograph of the Earth fully illuminated, December 7-19, 1972
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32500GBP £ 32 500
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 469402
Lot 689 | [Large Format] The “Blue Marble”, the first human-taken photograph of the Earth fully illuminated, December 7-19, 1972
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
The “Blue Marble”, the first human-taken photograph of the Earth fully illuminated
Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, 005:06:24 GET
Large format presentation vintage chromogenic print, 11 x 14 in (27 x 34.5cm), flush-mounted on original NASA card 16 x 20in (40.5 x 50.5cm), with NASA KSC caption numbered “AS17-148-22727” on the verso
16 x 20in (40.5 x 50.5cm)
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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