Accession No

1078

Brief Description

earth from planetarium, late 17th or early 18th C

Origin

Maker

Class

astronomy

Earliest Date

1690

Latest Date

1750

Inscription Date

Material

ivory; metal (brass)

Dimensions

height 75mm; maximum diameter 45mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

Description Notes

Ivory globe engraved with equator, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, and ecliptic. Alaska missing. North coast line of Australia only. Brass axis extended from south pole. Nine short metal points extend from globe.

Condition: fair.

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