Celestial globe
Object type: Celestial globe
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Dutch, Amsterdam
Artist: Willem Jansz Blaeu
Artist bio: Dutch, Alkmaar 1571–1638 Amsterdam
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Dutch
Date: after 1621
Medium: Paper, brass, oak and stained, light-colored wood
Dimensions: Overall: 20 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (52.1 × 47.3 cm);
Diameter (globe): 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1990
Accession year: 1990
Tags: Lions|Elephants|Scorpions|Snakes|Globes