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Celestial globe
Maker
Jean-Antoine Nollet
(1700-1770)
Cartographer
Nicolas Baillieul
(17.. - 17..)
Inscriptionscartouche 1: Globe Celeste \ Calculé pour lannée \ 1730, sur les observa \ tions les plus nouvelles \ et les plus exactes \ AParis avec privileg[e] \ du Roy \ montée par lauteur \ Baillieul le jeune \ Scripsit. Cartouche 2: DEDIÉ \ et presenté à \ S.A.S. Monseigneur \ le Comte de \ CLERMONT \ Par son tres humble \ et tres Obeissant \ Serviteur Nollet \ de la Societé des \ Arts 1730
Date
About 1728
Medium / Technique
Paper; fibre: papier-mâché; wood; metal: brass
Intaglio printing
Intaglio printing
DimensionsHeight: 57 cm (22 7/16 in.)
Diameter: 32.5 cm (12 13/16 in.)
Width: 46 cm (18 1/8 in.)
Origin
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object Number2000.2
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
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