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400 Years of Beautiful, Historical, and Powerful Globes | This ridiculously awesome moon globe was made by the artist John Russell in 1797.  British Library  | WIRED.com Décor Steampunk, Steampunk Bedroom, Steampunk Kitchen, Moon Globe, Scientific Instruments, Globe Vintage, John Russell, Armillary Sphere, Buku Harry Potter

To look at an ancient globe is to look at the Earth as it was seen by the people of another time. It reflects their understanding of the continents and seas, and it captures political divisions that have long since shifted. Even the typography and colors of a globe are indicative of the time and place of its origin, says Sylvia Sumira, a London-based conservator of ancient globes. In her lavishly illustrated new book, Globes: 400 years of exploration, navigation, and power, Sumira traces the…

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Terrestrial Globe with Moon Made by Jan Felkl & Son, Rostok near Prague image 2 Vintage Globe Illustration, Pregnancy Shoots, Old Globe Aesthetic, Moon Globe, Antique Globe Vintage, Moon Made, Old Globe, Displaying Crystals, World Globes

Made by Jan Felkl & Son, Rostok near Prague in Bohemia, circa 1900. The terrestrial globe with 12 lithographed paper gores on papermache sphere, the moon globe with lithographed paper gores on wood sphere. On turned wood stand with zodiac signs on stand. Diameter of the terrestrial globe 32 cm. Height c. 60 cm. Condition: Damages around the equator, missing paper on the moon globe.

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