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Planisphere

Engineer (1725-1805)
Inscriptionscartouche, haut: COSMO-PLANE, \ Inventé et Construit au Hâvre de Grace en 1768, \ PAR MR L'ABBÉ DICQUEMARE, \ DEDIE \ A MONSIEUR L'ABBÉ NOLLET \ et exécuté par le S.r Desnos. cartouche, bas: Chez Desnos Ingénieur Géographe pour les \ Globes et Sphères et Libraire de Sa Majesté \ le Roi de Dannemarck. \ Rue Saint Jacques au Globe \ A.P.D.R. [Avec Privilège Du Roi]
Date 1768
Medium / Technique Paper; fibre: papier-mâché; wood; metal: brass
DimensionsHeight: 64 cm (25 3/16 in.) Diameter: 57 cm (22 7/16 in.)
Origin Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object Number1996.3
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase

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