Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 2: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and AstronomyStevenson, Edward Luther
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Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 2: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy
Stevenson, Edward Luther
Geography -- History; Globes
A pair of this issue of the year 1613 may be found in the Biblioteca
Barbarini of Rome, and another pair in the Biblioteca Civico of Treviso.
An example of the celestial globe may be found in the Museo di Strumenti
Antichi di Astronomia e di Fisica of Florence.
In the year 1615 we find that Josef de Rossi of Milan undertook, without
giving proper credit, the publication of the Hondius globes of the year
1601.[12] In size there is agreement, but certain changes in dates are
to be noted, as in the address to the reader, wherein we find 1615
instead of 1601, but in other respects there has been a literal
transcription. In the celestial globe of 1601 we find the following
reference to the recorded position of the fixed stars, “Accomodata ad
annum 1600, editus vero 1601,” whereas in the Rossi copy we find
“accomodatae ad annum 1614 editus vero 1615.” The dedication of this
terrestrial globe of 1615 reads: “Illᵐᵒ viro optimaraq̄ artium
amatori et Fautori D. Paulo Mellino Romano. Josephus de Rubeis
Mediolanensis devoti animi monumentum dat dicatque.” “To the Most
Illustrious, the Lover and Promoter of the best arts D. Paulus Mellinus
of Rome, Joseph de Rossi of Milan gives and dedicates this token of
devoted friendship.” A copy of the terrestrial globe of 1615 may be
found in the private library of the Italian artist, Lessi, of Florence,
and a copy of the celestial globe belongs to Collegio Romano of Rome.
The Hispanic Society of America possesses a terrestrial globe signed
Jodocus Hondius and dated 1618 (Fig. 91). Jodocus the elder died in the
year 1611, and while the map of this globe may be a reprint of one which
he had engraved, it should be noted that it does not agree in all of its
details with any other known globe of his, and may therefore be the work
of the son. The sphere of papier-mâché has a diameter of 20 cm. and is
supported on a base of wood which includes a horizon circle, having
pasted on its surface the usual representations of zodiacal signs, the
calendar, and the names of the principal winds or directions. This
horizon circle rests upon four small turned legs joined at the bottom by
cross bars, covering which bars is a circular turned disc 22 cm. in
diameter, from the center of which rises a short post. Through a slot in
this post passes a graduated meridian circle within which the globe ball
revolves.
[Illustration: Fig. 91. Terrestrial Globe of Jodocus Hondius, 1618.]
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