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

Chapter VII: Globes of the Second Quarter of the

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Globes indicating (a) an Asiatic connection of the New World, (b) globes expressing a doubt of such Old World connection, (c) globes showing an independent position of the New World.--Franciscus Monachus.--Hakluyt's reference.--The Gilt globe.--Parmentier.--Francesco Libri.--Nancy globe.--Globes of Gemma Frisius.--Robertus de Bailly.--Schöner globe of 1533.--Schiepp.--Furtembach.--Paris Wooden globe.--Vopel globes.--Santa Cruz.--Hartmann gores.--Important globe of Ulpius.--Cardinal Bembo's globes.--Mercator's epoch-making activity.--Fracastro.--Ramusio's references to globes.--Gianelli.--Florence celestial globe.