[Terrestrial globe]

[Terrestrial globe]

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One of two hand-painted globes--the other celestial--known collectively as the "Brixen globes." Both are hollow, built up of wood, and covered with gesso. The celestial globe differs slightly in construction, having a layer of felt or heavy paper between the wood and the gesso. Both are mo...

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Corporate Authors: Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University, Wilde Americk: Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850
Other Authors: Schöner, Johann, 1477-1547 (Cartographer), Apian, Peter, 1495-1552 (Cartographer), Leopold, Nicolaus, Waldseemüller, Martin, 1470-1519
Format: Conference Proceeding Map
Language:Latin
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America > Discovery and exploration > Maps > Early works to 1800
Globes > Early works to 1800
World maps > Early works to 1800
America > Name
Globes
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