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A rare 19th-Century 3-inch diameter celestial globe,
by Fletcher, London, in a three-legged mahogany stand -- 13.7cm. (5 3/8in.) high
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FLETCHER'S NEW CELESTIAL GLOBE Ent. Stat. Hall. The globe is made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores and two polar calottes laid to the celestial poles. The equatorial is graduated in degrees and hours; the colures are graduated in degrees; the ecliptic is graduated in twelve times 1-30° with sigils. The circles of perpetual occultation and apparition are shown, and the constellations are depicted by mythical beasts and figures and scientific instruments, labelled in Latin, with stars to varying degrees of magnitude (no key) (some neat restoration to northern hemisphere). The sphere is mounted in a stamped brass meridian circle. The mahogany horizon has an applied paper circle, hand-coloured and showing degrees, days of the month and days of the houses of the Zodiac, raised on three baluster turned legs united by cross stretchers.
by Fletcher, London, in a three-legged mahogany stand -- 13.7cm. (5 3/8in.) high
See Colour Illustration and Detail
FLETCHER'S NEW CELESTIAL GLOBE Ent. Stat. Hall. The globe is made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores and two polar calottes laid to the celestial poles. The equatorial is graduated in degrees and hours; the colures are graduated in degrees; the ecliptic is graduated in twelve times 1-30° with sigils. The circles of perpetual occultation and apparition are shown, and the constellations are depicted by mythical beasts and figures and scientific instruments, labelled in Latin, with stars to varying degrees of magnitude (no key) (some neat restoration to northern hemisphere). The sphere is mounted in a stamped brass meridian circle. The mahogany horizon has an applied paper circle, hand-coloured and showing degrees, days of the month and days of the houses of the Zodiac, raised on three baluster turned legs united by cross stretchers.
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