Hemelglobe, NG-C-2014-2-2, Willem Blaeu, between 1645 and 1648

Identificationtitle(s): celestial globe. Object type: globe object number: ng-c-2014-2-2. Description: celestial globe composed of 38 hand-coloured engraved paper strips glued to a plaster sphere, each of which is placed in a wooden seat with copper pins and a copper ring with a degree scale; around a wooden ring, covered with engraved and colored paper on which scales, a calendar, etc. Manufacture. Manufacturer: cartographer: willem janszoon blaeu, publisher: johannes willemszoon blaeu. Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1645 - 1648. Physical features: colored engraving on plaster in a wooden chair. Material: wood paper plaster wood copper technique: hand coloring / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: sphere: d 68 cm. H 110 cm. × w 100 cm. × d 100 cm. Credit line: loan from private individuals. Acquisition: loan 25-mar-2014. Date: between 1645 and 1648.