COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Loring's Celestial Globe.
Obj Height cm:
29
Obj Width cm:
29
Note:
2nd issue - this was 1st issued in 1832. Engraved by Annin & Smith. Loring's address is 136 Washington Street, Boston. Shows stars of magnitudes 1 to 9 and nebulae. Accompanies the 1833 Terrestrial 12" globe. Four legged table model with horizon ring. Total height from base to top is 17.5 inches, with the globe measuring 12 inches.
Reference:
Warner p111; Yonge p39.
Full Title:
Loring's Celestial Globe Containing all the known Stars, Nebulae &c. Compiled from the Works of Wollaston, Flamsted, De la Caille, Havelius, Mayer, Bradley, Herschel, Maskelyne. The Transactions of the Astronomical Society of London &c. &c. (From Smith's New English Globe.) Boston, Josiah Loring, 136 Washington St. 1833. Annin & Smith sc.
List No:
2897.000
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1833
Pub Title:
Loring's Celestial Globe Containing all the known Stars, Nebulae &c. Compiled from the Works of Wollaston, Flamsted, De la Caille, Havelius, Mayer, Bradley, Herschel, Maskelyne. The Transactions of the Astronomical Society of London &c. &c. (From Smith's New English Globe.) Boston, Josiah Loring, 136 Washington St. 1833. Annin & Smith sc.
Pub Reference:
Warner p111; Yonge p39.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
2897.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
29
Pub Width cm:
29
Image No:
2897000
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 1998
Publisher Location:
Boston
Publisher:
Josiah Loring
Type:
Globe
Subject:
Celestial
Engraver or Printer:
Annin & Smith
Publication Author:
Loring, Josiah
Pub Type:
Globe
Author:
Loring, Josiah
Date:
1833
Loring's Celestial Globe.
