Maps of Solar Eclipses from 1840 to 1844
On July 8, 1842, a total solar eclipse was widely observed in Europe, crossing Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. The eclipse also swept through Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China.
This remarkable painting Eclissi di sole a Venezia, by Ippolito Caffi depicts the painter’s impression of the onset of totality from his location in Venice. It’s a striking vision demarcating the disappearing sunlit vista to the sudden darkness of totality. It’s a suggestive portrayal but not quite accurate: the split in the sky is not so stark and the shadow should cover half, not three-quarters of the sky. Still, this scene depicts the shockingly quick changes in the sky once the Moon’s shadow reaches an observer.
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris Path of the Moon’s Penumbra over the Surface of the Earth during the Annular Solar Eclipse of March 3, 1840. Scanned at the Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris Path of the Moon’s Penumbra over the Surface of the Earth during the Total Solar Eclipse of August 27, 1840. Scanned at the Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris Path of the Moon’s Penumbra over the Surface of the Earth during the Annular Solar Eclipse of January 11, 1842. Scanned at the Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley
Jakob Wilhelm Heinrich Lehmann Darstellung des Streifens der Sonnenfinsternis am 8. Juli 1942 da wo sie in Europa der gross digitale-sammlungen.de
Dominique Francois Arago Bahn des Mondschattens auf der Erdoberfläche während der totalen Sonnenfinsternis vom 8 Juli 1842 digitale-sammlungen.de
Unknown, hand drawn map Zona fra i due limiti dei contatti interni dei lembi solar e lunare al Nore e al sud Wikimedia Commons
M. Lehmann and M. Arago Carte de l'éclipse de soleil du 8 juillet 1842 donnant pour l'Europe le tracé de l'ombre de la lune sur la surface terrestre d'après... gallica.bnf.fr
Pietro Caturegli Sugli eclissi di sole digitale-sammlunder.de
Pietro Caturegli Sugli eclissi di sole digitale-sammlunder.de
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris Path of the Moon’s Shadow and Penumbra over the Surface of the Earth during the Total Solar Eclipse of July 7, 1842. Scanned at the Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Collection of Michael Zeiler
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Collection of Michael Zeiler
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris Path of the Moon’s Penumbra over the Surface of the Earth, during the Annular Solar Eclipse of December 31, 1842. Scanned at the Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris Path of the Moon’s Penumbra over the Surface of the Earth during the Annular Solar Eclipse of June 27, 1843. Scanned at the Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris Path of the Moon’s Shadow and Penumbra over the Surface of the Earth, during the Total Solar Eclipse of December 20, 1843. Scanned at the Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley
D.H. Williams A map of the eclipse of Dec. 9th, 1844 in its passage across the United States Scanned at the Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley