Nautical Hondius Terrestrial Globe, Baroque Stand

Large Armillary Sphere - Sale Price: $409.95

Armillary spheres were originally designed to act as a focal point in architecture. Positioned in the center of a classical garden or at both sides of imposing marble terraces. Hand crafted in wrought iron with intricate detail. A classic blue wooden sphere represents the Earth as the center of the universe. 45.5 x 109cm, 18 x 43"

Hondius Terrestrial Globe, Wood Stand - Sale Price: $179.95

18th C. Atlas Armillary - Sale Price: $459.95

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"

Mercator 1541 Globe, Baroque Stand - Sale Price: $399.95

1745 Vaugondy Terrestrial Globe - Sale Price: $1909.95

Handwrought iron stand. Truck shipment only. 76 x 139.5 cm, 30 x 55OO Globe _ 62cm, 24.25"