Celestial globe gores

Celestial globe gores. Astronomical details on the gores are almost exactly the same as Dunn, GLB0218. There are neither constellation figures or contours, and only the brightest stars are included. A table for the magnitude is missing but the stars are represented by four symbols. Along the hour circle is the comment 'This Chart laid flat pointing E. W. N. S. faceth the Concavity of the Heavens'.

A total of 21 stars are named, and a number are labelled by orientation. Four stars in Orion are labelled and two are indicated by a dotted line slightly deviating from the meridian. Nine are indicated by their Bayer notation, and a total of ten constellation names are included, for example Ursa Major & Great Bear, Little Dog and Lyra. For full details about the cartography and construction of these gores please refer to the related publication, Globes at Greenwich.

Object Details

ID: GLB0220
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Globe gores
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dunn, Samuel
Date made: 1782
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 400 x 580 mm; Diameter of sphere: 130 mm