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Maker Nathaniel Hill (active 1708-1768)

Inscriptionsdans le pacifique nord : A \ NEW \ terrestrial \ GLOBE \ by \ Nath Hill \ 1754

Date 1754

Medium / Technique Paper; skin: leather, shagreen; metal: brass; cardboard
Glued, painted, varnished, pegged and nailed

DimensionsDiameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)

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

Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe

Object Number1979.28.2 ab

DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology

CollectionStewart

CreditPurchase

Status

Not on view

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