Maps of Solar Eclipses from 1885 to 1889
The total solar eclipse of 1889 January 1 was favorably placed for the western United States and Canada with a path traversing over northern California through Montana and Manitoba.
In advance of the eclipse, Edward Singleton Holden, the director of the Lick Observatory situated near the San Francisco bay area, published a pamphlet with the title Suggestions for Observing the Total Eclipse of the Sun on January 1, 1889. This pamphlet can be found at http://www.archive.org/details/suggestionsforob00holdrich.
This pamphlet attracted the interest of a number of persons in the San Francisco area. One was Charles Burckhalter, a school teacher in Oakland. He had an interest in photography and was inspired by Holden’s pamphlet to organize a photographic expedition to the eclipse centerline at Cloverdale and make a contribution to the scientific study of the corona. This effort was very successful and the weather was perfect on eclipse day. In the aftermath of the eclipse, Holden and Burckhalter collaborated to begin the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, an important organization of U.S. amateur astronomers which is active to this day.
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Annular Eclipse of March 16th 1885. Scanned at Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley
Connaissance des Temps Courbes passant par les Lieux ou l’on peut Observer les Phases Principales de l’Eclipse annulaire de Soleil du 16 Mars 1885. gallica.bnf.fr
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Total Eclipse of September 8th 1885. Collection of Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Courbes passant par les Lieux ou l’on peut Observer les Phases Principales de l’Eclipse de Soleil totale du 8 Septembre 1885. gallica.bnf.fr
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Annular Eclipse of March 5th 1886. Collection of Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Courbes passant par les Lieux ou l’on peut Observer les Phases Principales de l’Eclipse annulaire du 5 mars 1886 gallica.bnf.fr
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Total Eclipse of August 28-9th 1886 Collection of Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Courbes passant par les Lieux ou l’on peut Observer les Phases Principales de l’Eclipse totale de Soleil du gallica.bnf.fr
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Annular Eclipse of February 22nd 1887. Scanned at Federal Repository Library, UC Berkeley
Connaissance des Temps Courbes passant par les Lieux ou l’on peut Observer les Phases Principales de l’Eclipse annulaire de Soleil du 16 Mars 1885. gallica.bnf.fr
Emil Kaiser digitale-sammlungen.de
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Total Eclipse of August 18th 1887 Collection of Michael Zeiler
Connaissances des Temps Courbes passant par les Lieux oú l'on peut observer le phases principales de l'Éclipse totale de Soleil du 18 Août 1887. gallica.bnf.fr
Unknown Karte der totalen Sonnenfinsternis am 19. August 1887 Collection of Michael Zeiler
De Gartenlaube Der Verlauf des Mondschattens während der totalen Sonnenfinsterniss am 19. August in Deutschland.
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Partial Eclipse of February 11th 1888. Collection of Michael Zeiler
Connaissances des Temps Courbes passant par les Lieux oú l'on peut observer le phases principales de l'Éclipse partielle de Soleil du 11 Fevrier 1888. gallica.bnf.fr
Connaissance des Temps Title: Courbes passant par les Lieux ou l’on peut Observer les Phases Principales de l’Eclipse partielle de Soleil du 8 Juillet 1888. gallica.bnf.fr
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Partial Eclipse of July 8th 1888. Collection of Michael Zeiler
Edward Singleton Holden & Chas B Hill Suggestions for Observing the Total Eclipse of the Sun of January 1, 1889 The Eclipse of the Sun on January 1, 1889 - Map of the Path of Totality. Scanned at Federal Depository Library, UC Berkeley
Connaissances des Temps Éclipse Totale de Soleil du 1er Janvier 1889 Collection of Michael Zeiler
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Total Eclipse of August 18th 1887. Collection of Michael Zeiler
Edward Singleton Holden & Chas B Hill Scientific American The Eclipse of the Sun on January 1, 1889 - Map of the Path of Totality. Collection of Michael Zeiler
Professor David Todd Total Eclipses of the Sun Moon's Shadow on the Earth Collection of Michael Zeiler
Professor David Todd Total Eclipses of the Sun Track of the New Year's Day Eclipse, 1889 (From California to Manitoba) Collection of Michael Zeiler
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Annular Eclipse of June 27th 1889. Collection of Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Eclipse annulaire de Soleil des 27-29 juin 1889 Collection of Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Eclipse Totale de Soleil des 21-22 Décembre 1889, Lieux des points d’ou l’on peut en observer les phases principales Collection of Michael Zeiler
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Total Eclipse of December 21st & 22nd 1889. Collection of Michael Zeiler