Miniature globe case base

Celestial miniature globe case. Hollow Southern hemisphere works as a case base for the terrestrial sphere. Stars are represented by different symbols, but a magnitude table is lacking. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and three of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. Four of the southern constellations are drawn as well as those of Plancius, a few of those of Hevelius and six of Lacaille. However, not all the southern constellations are labelled.

Object Details

ID: GLB0048.2
Type: Miniature globe case base
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Johann Bernard Bauer
Date made: circa 1810
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 67 mm;Overall: 40 mm
Parts: Miniature globe