The Tower Globe Box                                                      

2 1/4" x 1 3/8" x 3 3/4", and the globe is 5/8" in diameter

Four celestial maps in three portfolios in a tower slipcase, topped with a tiny celestial globe.  The map portfolios and the slipcase are bound in black and cream French marbled paper. The first portfolio contains Planispheres of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres (18th century) and  Les Etoiles Fixes (J. Andriveas-Goujon, 1859).  The second portfolio contains  Planisphere Celeste (Frederik de Wit, 17th century).and the third contains The Geocentric Solar System (Bartelomeo Velho) and a copy of the Corelli gores with which the globe on the top of the case is covered.

The celestial globe on the top snaps into place with an embedded magnet.

This product was added to our catalog October 23, 2010