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Sphere and stand Long Caption: Celestial table globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe, Martin GLB0079. Astronomical details on the sphere include a labelled magnitude table above Bootes. The stars are marked by their Bayer notation. The Milky Way is labelled and a total of 44 stars and five star groups are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and three of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. Four of the southern constellations are drawn, as well as those of Plancius. The constellations of Hevelius are present but a few are not visible due to damage. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection Object: GLB0080 Artist: Benjamin Martin Date: circa 1770 Medium: papier mache; plaster; paper; brass; wood; ink; copper plate engraved; varnish Size: 510 mm x 435 mm; sphere diameter: 300 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.