Celestial globe gores

Celestial globe gores. They form a set with Kelvin & Hughes Limited ZBA0324. Astronomical details on the gores are the same as Kelvin & Hughes Limited ZBA0092. Only stars are depicted and neither constellation figures nor contours are drawn. Above the title cartouche, there is a magnitude table in a rectangular cartouche. The stars are marked by their Bayer notation, and star names are printed in capital letters and are provided with a number, sometimes between brackets which apparently refers to a list of stars. A total of 83 stars are named. Cartouche text reads: ‘Printed by George Philip & Son Ltd. Star Globe, Kelvin Hughes Ltd, Epoch 1975’. For full details about the cartography and construction of these gores please refer to the related publication, Globes at Greenwich.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0327
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Globe gores
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Kelvin & Hughes Ltd
Date made: 1975
People: Kelvin & Hughes Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 560 x 370 mm; Diameter of sphere: 190 mm