Celestial pocket globe

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An image showing 'Pocket globe by Moll (?) - cartouche in case'

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Celestial pocket globe within the case. Astronomical details on the inside of the case are the same as those of Moll, GLB0197. There is a magnitude table in front of Ursa Major. The Milky Way is labelled. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and three of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. Four of the southern constellations are drawn with those of Plancius and Hevelius.

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Object Details

ID:	GLB0196.2
Type:	Celestial pocket globe
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	after Herman Moll
Date made:	circa 1775
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Diameter: 76 mm
Parts:	Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe) Terrestrial pocket globe (Terrestrial pocket globe) (GLB0196.1) Celestial pocket globe (Celestial pocket globe) (GLB0196.2)