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Globe x-ray Long Caption: Celestial table globe. Astronomical details on the sphere include a labelled magnitude table above Phoenix, to the left of the title cartouche. The Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds are labelled, and two star groups are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. Eight of the southern constellations are drawn, as well as those of Plancius and two of Hevelius. However, not all the constellations are labelled. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection Object: GLB0112 Artist: Matthaeus Seutter Date: circa 1710 Medium: papier mache; plaster; hand-coloured; varnish; card; wood; copper plate engraved; paper; manuscript; ink Size: 315 mm x 226 mm; sphere diameter: 200 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.