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An immersive rendition of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas performed by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists
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Astronomical and navigational instruments
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documentary artifact: globe, terrestrial: globe, pocket
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box: wood covered with black shark skin and lined with magenta silk
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Adams, Dudley
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after Herman Moll
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Cushee, Richard
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Pocket globe
Presentation Sword
Celestial pocket globe (Celestial pocket globe)
Celestial globe (Celestial globe)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Portable reflector telescope (Telescope)
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Celestial pocket globe (Celestial pocket globe)
Celestial pocket globe (Celestial pocket globe)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
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