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Celestial table globe

titelCelestial table globe 
inventarisnummerGLB0122 
collectieGlobes    
museumNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich   National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
datum1613  
omschrijvingCelestial table globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe, Hondius and Veen GLB0121. Astronomical details on the sphere include a labelled magnitude table above the title cartouche. The Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds are labelled, and there is a note on the nova in Cassiopeia. Below the large constellation of Cetus, on the equator, there is a portrait of Tycho Brahe with text. A total of 33 stars and ten star groups are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and six non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn; the 12 southern constellations of Plancius are also drawn. Not all the constellations are labelled. Most Ptolemaic constellations are drawn, according to the style of Saenredam, as copied from Blaeu's 340 mm celestial globe (see GLB0105). An exception is, for instance, the ship Argo. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication. 
afmetingenOverall: 745 x 711 mm; Sphere diameter: 535 mm   
 

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