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Celestial globe
Cartographer
Guillaume de L'Isle
(1675-1726)
Engraver
Charles Louis Simonneau
(1645-1728)
Date
About 1708
Medium / Technique
Wood: oak; metal: brass; fibre: papier-mâché
DimensionsHeight: 58.4 cm (23 in.)
Diameter: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.)
Width: 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.)
Origin
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object Number1997.24.2 abc
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
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