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Celestial navigational globe
Pamphlet for the celestial navigational globe. In three pieces.
A four-page pamphlet, English's Patent Star Finder, describing the use of the instrument, is present. In this, a letter from a Capt. H.S. Blackburne to the inventor, Lieut. English and dated 26 April 1897, is reproduced in which he thanks English for sending the globe to him for inspection. Blackburne expresses his interest in the piece and commends it as a useful and accurate contemporary navigational instrument. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
A four-page pamphlet, English's Patent Star Finder, describing the use of the instrument, is present. In this, a letter from a Capt. H.S. Blackburne to the inventor, Lieut. English and dated 26 April 1897, is reproduced in which he thanks English for sending the globe to him for inspection. Blackburne expresses his interest in the piece and commends it as a useful and accurate contemporary navigational instrument. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
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Object Details
| ID: | GLB0184.3 |
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| Type: | Celestial navigational globe leaflet |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 212 x 221 x 221 mm |
| Parts: |
Celestial navigational globe (Navigational globe)
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