The globe, which illustrates the positions of stars and planets in the night sky, was paired with a terrestrial globe. They may have been used as teaching tools, or perhaps designed to grace the study of a savant. The globe was designed and assembled by Jean-Antoine Nollet and the map engraved by Nicolas Baillieul le jeune. The lacquer decoration (vernis Martin) is attributed to the Martin family.
  • Celestial Globe, ca. 1730. The globe, which illustrates the positions of stars and planets in the night sky, was paired with a terrestrial globe. They may have been used as teaching tools, or perhaps designed to grace the study of a savant. The globe was designed and assembled by Jean-Antoine Nollet and the map engraved by Nicolas Baillieul le jeune. The lacquer decoration (vernis Martin) is attributed to the Martin family.

The globe, which illustrates the positions of stars and planets in the night sky, was paired with a terrestrial globe. They may have been used as teaching tools, or perhaps designed to grace the study of a savant. The globe was designed and assembled by Jean-Antoine Nollet and the map engraved by Nicolas Baillieul le jeune. The lacquer decoration (vernis Martin) is attributed to the Martin family.

From The creation of color in eighteenth-century Europe by Sarah Lowengard

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  • European: 1400-1800
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