Celestial pocket globe

Celestial pocket globe - case for the terrestrial pocket globe. The constellations are outlined by figures and contour areas. There is a magnitude table above the title cartouche, which is labelled. The Milky Way is drawn but not labelled. The Magellanic Clouds are labelled. A total of 46 stars and 3 star groups are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. In addition, there are three of the 12 southern constellations as well as those of Plancius, five of Hevelius and those of Lacaille except Reticulum and Pictor.

Object Details

ID: GLB0011.2
Type: Pocket globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Charles Smith & Son
Date made: 1834
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sphere: 105 mm
Parts: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)