Print of a Petrus Wagentin medal with envelope.

A print of a silver medal that was issued in 1783; a work of Carl Gustaf Fehrman; shows Wargentin's portrait to the right. Legend around is: "Petrus Wargentin Equeus Aur.".
On the reverse is the globe of Earth above which the Ecliptic (path of the sun) runs from the Fish on the left to the Aquarius on the right. Close to this later the globe of Jupiter is visible. The moon Europa is placed right to it signed by '2' , while the other three moons are visible on the left: '1' is Io, '3' is Ganymede and '4' is Callisto. Text around "Sublimioriam Curat" means “he already cared sublime (matters)”, refers to Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin studies of Jupiter. Includes an evelope to Nevil Maskelyne in French with wax seal.

Record Details

Item reference: MSK/1/7
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 folder
Date made: 1783
Creator: Maskelyne, Nevil
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London