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Celestial globe, 1695, Wood, paper and metal
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Celestial globe

Maker unknown · 1695

Medium
Wood, paper and metal
Dimensions
H. 26-1/2 in. (67.3 cm); Diam. 19-1/2 in. (49.5 cm); Circumference 60-3/4 in. (154.3 cm)
Accession
45.128.8
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Hay Whitney, 1944
Culture
Italian, Rome
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