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Base for Selenographia Moon Globe, by John Russell, London, 1797

Inventory Number 52085


Subject
Globes
Moon
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Radcliffe Trustees in 1933. From the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford.
Physical material
Wood
velvet
adhesive
Object type
Globe
Dimensions
Height: 25mm Width: 434mm Depth: 422mm Weight: 2.1kg
Inventory No
52085
Accession Number
1933-29

Description

Base for Selenographia Moon Globe, by John Russell, London, 1797. Wooden block partially covered in dark pink velvet. Hole through the centre.