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
It appears that Coronelli’s terrestrial globe gores of the year 1688,
which were frequently reissued, were but little altered in the several
editions. His celestial globe in successive issues seems to have been
much altered. France had specially honored the Venetian globe maker in
giving to him every facility for the production of his great
masterpieces, the Marly globes. The Société Gallica of Paris decided, in
the year 1693, to add to his honors, and to give expression to an
appreciation of his merits through the publication of a new edition of
his globes, at least of the celestial, the Venetian terrestrial of 1688
being made to serve as a companion. In the following legend we have
information concerning the date, and concerning the participants in its
preparation: “Orbis coelesti typus. Opus a Coronelli Serenissimae
Reipublicae Cosmographo inchoatum Societatis Gallicae sumptibus
absolutum, Lutetiae Parisiorum. Anno N. S. MDCXCIII. Delin. Arnoldus
Deuvez Regiae Acad. Pictor; Sculp. I. B. Nolin Reg. Chr. Calcographus.”
“Representation of a celestial globe. A work begun by Coronelli, the
cosmographer of the Venetian Republic; finished at the expense of the
French Society at Paris in the year 1693. Drawn by Arnold Deuvez painter
of the Royal Academy; I. B. Nolin Royal Cartographer, draughtsman.”
The Parisian Society did not find it necessary to substitute the French
language in the legends for the language of the author, as appears in
the address to the reader, which of course is not Coronelli phrasing.
“Amico lettore. Rappresenta questa Globo le Costellazioni del
Firmamento, quali agli occhi nostri compariscono e non come negli altri
esposte, poichè nel centro loro bisogna immaginarsi d’essore per
intenderle. Le stelle d’esso calcolate all’Epoca 1700 sono pubblicati.
Quelle comprese dalle Costellazioni di Baiero, come le più cognite,
perchè con maggiore facilità si possino colle nostre confrontare, sono
accompagnate cogli caratteri greci e latini da es so usati. Le stelle,
ch’ appresso Baiero, restano informi, sono, da noi segnate di giallo; le
Nuove colorite di minio; le osservate dal P. Antelmo di verde, quelle
dell’ Hallei di pavonazzo, l’altre di Hevelio di lacca; le corrette da
Baiero di Cinabro, e l’osservazioni fatte dagli altri autori si
distinguono nel nostro Epitome Cosmografico, stampato in Venetia nel
1693. In questo pure vengono dilucidati gli Numeri, Caratteri, le
Frezze, che passano diametralmente per le stelle, la loro Obliquità,
Lunghezza, l’Acume, gli Pianeti che l’accompagnano; il moto diario delle
Comete, disegnate di molti secoli, ed ogni altro perticolare che per
l’angustia del sito non è permesso esprimere senza il di cui libra non
possono avere uso gli Globi presenti che pure restano descritti nel
nostro Atlante Veneto non però così diffusamente.” “Dear reader. This
globe represents the constellations of the firmament as they appear to
our eyes and not as shown by others, since it is necessary to imagine
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