Dr Hugh Percival Wilkins PhD FRAS 1896 - 1960 was a British engineer by profession but most notably known as an amateur astronomer and particularly as a moon mapper . In his life he has created a number of moon maps , doing much of the observing from his home . In this photo Mr Hugh Percy Wilkins , at his home in Barnehurst , Kent , shows off pieces of a map of the moon that he has created . 1938