Celestial globe

Artist Gerhard Valk (165?-1726)

Cartographer Leonard Valk (1675-1746)

Inscriptions1) hémisphère sud, méridien 30e : Uranographia \ Coelum omne hic Complectens \ Illa pro ut aucta\ et ad annum 1700 Competum\ MAGNO ab HEVELIO\ correcta est; ita,ejus ex Prototypis,\ sua noviter haec Ectypa\veris Astronomiae cultoribus\ exhibet et consecrant \ GER. et LEON. VALCK,\ Amstelaedamenses.\ Cum Privilegio. (Uranographia, comprising the whole sky, as it was augmented and corrected for the year 17[5]0 by the great Hevelius. Thus, from his prototypes Gerardus et Leonardus Valck of Amsterdam offer and dedicate these new engravings to true devotees of astronomy. Under charter.) 2) Sous le support (disque et traverse) : «IV» en chiffre romain 3) Sur le méridien de laiton, au pôle nord : «4» en chiffre arabe

Date About 1750

Medium / Technique Wood; fibre: papier mâcher, metal: brass; paper
Cut, moulded, engraved and painted

DimensionsHeight: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.) Diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.) Width: 31.9 cm (12 9/16 in.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Astronomical T&E

Origin Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Object Number1980.55.2

DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology

CollectionStewart

CreditPurchase

Status

Not on view

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