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1800 Thomas Marriott Bardin
$4,000.00
Stock# 113484
Description
Fine George III Celestial Globe.
Nice example of Bardin's 12-inch celestial globe, manufactured in London in about 1800.
The globe shows Ptolemaic, non-Ptolemaic, and southern constellations in classical shapes. These consist of mythological characters, animals, and scientific instruments. Stars are shown in six different orders of magnitude depending on the size and the Flamsteed designations of the star classes within a constellation are given. The ecliptic, zodiac, and equatorial lines are all shown.
The horizon band has an engraved paper calendar and zodiac graduated in degrees with wind directions.
![Terrestrial Globe containing all the latest Discoveries and Geographical Improvements also the Tracks of the most celebrated Circumnavigators [with] Cary's New Celestial Globe, on which are correctly laid down upwards of 3500 Stars Selected from the most accurate observations and calculated for the Year 1800.](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/87675.jpg)
