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Celestial globe

Diya' al-Din Muhammad (manufacturer)

Indo-Persian celestial globe, 1657-1658. On a metal pedestal stand made by Newton & Co., 3 Fleet Street, London. Meridian ring also not contemporary with the globe.

Image: By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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Collection Area

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Item Number

39.573/1

Historical Associations

Association Type: Place name
Date: 1657-1658
Place: India
Association Type: Place name
Date: 1657-1658
Place: Persia

Creation/Production

Diya' al-Din Muhammad

1657-1658

Role: manufacturer
Period: 1657-1658

Acquisition

bequest, 22/11/1939

Measurements

diameter (mm): 113
Width (mm): 150
stand (mm): 185
Weight (kg): 2.30

Material

Brass
Silver

Categories

maritime 17th century
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