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Celestial globe gores. Celestial globe gores. Astronomical details on the gores are the same as Bale GLB0255. There is a magnitude table in a rectangular cartouche, to the right of Perseus. The Milky Way is drawn but not labelled. In Capricorn and Taurus
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National Maritime Museum

Celestial globe gores. Celestial globe gores. Astronomical details on the gores are the same as Bale, GLB0255. There is a magnitude table in a rectangular cartouche to the right of Perseus. The Milky Way is drawn but not labelled. In Capricorn and Taurus
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National Maritime Museum

Celestial globe gores. Celestial globe gores. Astronomical details on the gores include a magnitude table in a rectangular cartouche, to the right of Perseus. The Milky Way is drawn but not labelled. In Capricorn and Taurus Poniatowski, there are labels f
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National Maritime Museum

Celestial gore plate. Celestial gore plate. The plate is made of copper and was used to print celestial gores, such as the gore set Bale, GLB0255 and GLB0256 as well as his modern pull, GLB0270. For further information about the construction and cartograp
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National Maritime Museum

Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere include a very innovative feature, in that the lines of magnetic variation are depicted. The source used is given in a comment below the cartouche in a note stating, 
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National Maritime Museum