Celestial globe (12-inch) by Josiah Loring

Made:: 1833 in Boston

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Celestial globe (12-inch) by Josiah Loring, Boston, 1833
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Celestial globe (12-inch) by Josiah Loring, Boston, 1833, after Smith's New English Globe on turned wooden base with brass meridian ring

Details

Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1988-219

Materials:: stand, wood, brass and globe, wood, plaster, paper

Measurements:: overall: 450 x 440 mm
globe: 12 in.; 304.8 mm

type:: celestial globe

credit:: Historical Technology, Inc.

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