Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1 Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy

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Summary of fifteenth century globe characteristics.--Increasing interest in globes.--Globes of Pope Julius II.--Friar Marco da Benevento.--Importance of the Rosselli family of Florence.--The globe of Barnaba Canti.--Friar Giuliano Vannelli.--Interest of Trithemius in globes.--The Bunau globe.--Waldseemüller's map and globe.--Liechtenstein globes.--Büchlin reference.--Globus Mundi.--Welt Kugel.--Lenox globe.--Jagellonicus globe.--Hauslab.--Green globe of Paris.--Nordenskiöld gores.--So-called Leonardo da Vinci gores.--Boulengier gores.--Acton globes.--Globes of Magellan and of del Cano.--Globes of Schöner.