Celestial miniature globe
Celestial miniature globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe Fortin, GLB0244. Astronomical details on the sphere include a note in a cartouche to the right of an imprint. There is a labelled magnitude table below Hydra, and the Milky Way is labelled. A total of four stars are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. The 12 southern constellations of Plancius are also drawn. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
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Object Details
ID: | GLB0245 |
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Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps |
Type: | Miniature globe |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Fortin, Jean |
Date made: | 1770 |
People: | Petrus Plancius, Petrus |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 163 x 93 mm; Diameter of sphere: 66 mm |
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