Celestial miniature globe

Celestial miniature globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe Fortin, GLB0244. Astronomical details on the sphere include a note in a cartouche to the right of an imprint. There is a labelled magnitude table below Hydra, and the Milky Way is labelled. A total of four stars are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. The 12 southern constellations of Plancius are also drawn. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.

Object Details

ID: GLB0245
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps
Type: Miniature globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Fortin, Jean
Date made: 1770
People: Petrus Plancius, Petrus
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 163 x 93 mm; Diameter of sphere: 66 mm
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