Insets
The celestial globe has two insets, one a dedication and the other an intellectual property notice, along with an inscription of the place and date of publication […]
Category Archives: Description of the celestial globe
Constellations
In his representation of the constellations and their nomenclature, Mercator produced the most comprehensive celestial globe of the 16th century […]
Celestial sphere
The sphere of Mercator’s celestial globe is covered with twelve gores extending to the 70th parallels, with each polar region capped by a round calotte […]