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Terrestrial gore plate
Terrestrial gore plate. This plate was used for printing paper terrestrial globe gores, such as the pulls by Woodward, GLB0263, GLB0264 and GLB0271. For further information about the construction and cartography of this plate please refer to the related publication.
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Object Details
| ID: | GLB0185 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps |
| Type: | Gore plate |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Woodward, George |
| Date made: | circa 1850 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 220 x 440 mm; Diameter of sphere: 130 mm |