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Considering the technology available at the time, the detail is exquisite. FYI, this is Copernicus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus_(lunar_crater) http

• emptybits 13y ago
  Thanks for the ID on the crater. Observation... Copernicus is 93 km in diameter. The crater in the old print is approximately 9.3 cm in diameter. So in 1850, that astrophotographer printed a detailed 1:1,000,000 scale lunar map of that region. Today, we can download a 1:1,000,000 scale lunar map of that region by printing the following doc at 30"x30" page size: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_58_wac.pdf http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_58_wac.pd... Then, for apples-to-apples, you can trim Copernicus out of the modern print in a 13 x 16.5 cm rectangle. Voila, a 160-year A-B of knowledge and techniques. :) (Someone fix my math if it's off.)
  • DanBC 13y ago
    > Copernicus is 93 km in diameter. With a big enough computer the mapping data could be imported into Minecraft. (http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/992750-mapping-using-real-world-terrain-data/ http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/992750-mapping-using-rea...) Sticking to one MC block = 1 metre would be tricky with 93 km. And there might be hight limit problems too.