Globen. Globus terrestris Loca Terrae insigniora sec. Globus terrestris novus Lo…
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Globen.

Globus terrestris Loca Terrae insigniora sec. Globus terrestris novus Loca Terrae insigniora sec. praestant Astron. et Geogr. observationes sistens opera Ioh. Gabr. Doppelmaieri M.P.P. concinne traditus à Ioh. Georg Puschnero chalcographo Norib. A.C. 1730. globus coelestis novus loca stellarum fixarum sec. cel. Ioh. Hevelium ad annum 1730 exhibens opera I.G. DOPPELMAIERI M.P.P. exacte concinnatus a Ioh. Geor. Puschnero Chalcographo Norib. A.C. 1730. Nuremberg, Johann Georg Puschner, 1730. Hand-colored copper engravings, papier-mâché, brass meridian ring, four-column turned wooden frame with octagonal or round horizon ring. Earth globe inscribed in a cartouche "Meridianus primus per insulam Fer. quae inter Canarias occidentalissima, ductus est, à quo Parisiensis 20. Gradibus, Noribergensis autem 28. Grad. 40 Minutis distat.". H. 30, D. 20 cm. D. (with holder) 28 cm. The Nuremberg mathematician, physicist and astronomer Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr (1677 - 1750), one of the most renowned natural scientists of his time, stands as the creator behind this pair of globes. In fact, no natural science collection of universal pretensions, such as a cabinet of curiosities or a magnificent baroque princely library, could be without such a pair of terrestrial and celestial globes. Towards the end of his studies at the University of Halle from 1700 to 1702, Doppelmayr had undertaken a study trip to England and the Netherlands, where he deepened his knowledge of astronomy and lens grinding. Through his mathematical and astronomical writings, but also through the terrestrial and celestial globes, which he published in collaboration with the engraver Johann Georg Puschner (1680 - 1749) between 1718 and 1736, he achieved great international fame. His scientific and publishing achievements were honored by memberships of the Royal Society in London and the Academies of Berlin and St. Petersburg. Provenance: library of the last prince-bishop of Basel, Franz Xaver von Neveu (1749 - 1828); after his death it passed into the private possession of the von Neveu family, Durbach. - Good, age-related condition. Globes partially slightly rubbed, occasional small scratches, old resid. Crack (ca. 2.5 cm) and missing part (ca. 1 cm) on Earth globe in the Atlantic between Brazil and Cape Verde, horizon rings with small missing parts. - 2 globes. Handcolored copper engravings, wooden frame. Good, age-related condition. Partly rubbed, few small scratches, restored tear.

1200 

Globen.

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