On the
hyperlinked
pages you will find images of old starmaps with observations of historic
comets, published by Charles Messier in the 'Mémoires de l'Académie
Royale des Sciences'.
I purchased these maps in December 2004 and January 2005.
The maps contain observations
of the following comets:
1P/1758 Y1 (Halley)
- Kronk, Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 422-429
C/1762 K1 (Klinkenberg) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 435-436
C/1763 S1 (Messier) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 436-437
D/1766 E1 (Messier) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 439-440
D/1766 G1 (Helfenzrieder) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 440-442
C/1769 P1 (Messier) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 442-447
C/1771 G1 (Messier) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 453-455
3D/1772 E1 (Biela) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 455-456
C/1774 P1 (Montaigne) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 461-463
C/1779 A1 (Bode) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 463-466
C/1780 U2 (Messier) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 468-470
D/1783 W1 (Pigott) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 474-475
C/1783 X1 (Great Comet) - Kronk,
Cometography, Vol. 1 - page 475-478
Interesting links on this
subject:
Pages
from the outstanding website on the Messier Catalogue, created by SEDS.
Charles Messier:
http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/history/CMessier.html
Charles Messier's Comets:
http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/history/m-comets.html
Charles Messier's "Notes on my Comets":
http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/history/notes-c.html
Charles Messier's
Publications:
http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/history/m-pub.html
Giangi Caglieris pages on Messier and his comets.
Messier e le sue comete:
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/c/caglieris_gm/comete/comete_ind.htm
On his website Giangi has charts on the following comets:
C/1758 K1 (De la Nux)
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/c/caglieris_gm/comete/1758-m1/1758-m1.htm
1P/1758 Y1 (Halley)
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/c/caglieris_gm/comete/halley/halley.htm
C/1760 A1 (Great Comet)
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/c/caglieris_gm/comete/1760/comete_1760.htm
C/1766 E1 (Messier) & D/1766 G1 (Helfenzrieder)
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/c/caglieris_gm/comete/1766/comete_1766.htm
C/1769 P1 (Messier)
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/c/caglieris_gm/comete/cometa1769/come1769.htm
C/1779 A1 (Bode)
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/c/caglieris_gm/comete/cometa1779/1779.htm
Felice Stoppa has put all the
maps of Messier on the internet.
http://www.atlascoelestis.com/messier%20histoire%20pagina.htm