Nautical Terrestrial Table Globe, 1541

Nautical Terrestrial Table Globe, 1541
Mounted on an elaborate wood stand with turned supports and ball feet. Printed horizontal ring and functioning dry compass with bronze meridian circle. 44.5 x 51cm, 17.5 x 20OO
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An intriguing mix of early science and Greek mythology: one of the legendary Titans battling Zeus was defeated and decreed to carry the weight of the world on his mighty shoulders. Forever. Our armillary dial, however, has Atlas carrying the entire universe. ThatOs to say the known Renaissance universe, when the earth was still believed to be at its center. Gracefully intertwined silver rings symbolize the position and trajectories of heavenly bodies around the earth. In all aspects ethereal, science combined with beauty, myth with historic fact. 25.5 x 56cm, 10 x 22" Base _ 22.5cm, 8.75"