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Globe

Engraver (1721-1778)
Artist (1748-1804)
Inscriptions1) hémisphère nord, océan Pacifique (cartouche) : GLOBUS \ TERRAQUEUS \ Congruenter recentis, \ Sirais (?) observationis, \ ab \ A. Åkerman \ R Soc Scient Ups. Sculpt. \ 1762. 1) sous la cartouche précédente : Ren. a Fr Akrel A° 1779
Date 1779
Medium / Technique Wood; metal: brass; paper; fibre: papier mâcher
Turned, cut, moulded, engraved, glued and painted
DimensionsHeight: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.) Diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.) Width: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
Origin Uppsala, Sweden, Europe
Object Number1993.53.1
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
Not on view

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