Celestial pocket globe

Celestial pocket globe - case for the terrestrial pocket globe. Spherical case consisting of two hinged hemispheres with two hook and eye clasps. It is lined with gores depicting the celestial sphere. The projection on the celestial sphere is geocentric but the constellations are seen from the back. The stars are represented by different symbols but there is no magnitude table. The Milky Way is labelled. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. In addition, four of the southern constellations are drawn, as well as those of Plancius and all those of Hevelius.

Object Details

ID: GLB0010.2
Type: Pocket globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: West
Date made: circa 1810
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 79 mm
Parts: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
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