Category Archives: 3. Paper Globes

The first time the word “America”…

Posted on February 1, 2014 by paperpino

… appeared on Earth. Globe diameter: 12 cm In 1901 Joseph Fisher, a Jesuit historian who was conducting research in in the library of Prince Johannes zu Waldburg- Wolfegg in Wolfegg Castle in Württemberg, Germany, discovered the famous large Waldseemueller’s … Continue reading →

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Pardie’s Celestial Globe (Christmas Ball version)

Posted on December 4, 2013 by paperpino

The Christmas Ball version of Pardies’ Celestial Globe is now available! Merry Christmas and a Wonderful 2014!

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Celestial Globe from Ignace-Gaston Pardies’ Tables

Posted on December 1, 2013 by paperpino

[diameter of the Celestial Globe: 25 cm] Visit the David Rumsey Map Collection website to admire and download Pardies’ star and constellation maps. Another great website with a lot of information about Pardies’ masterpiece is Atlas Coelestis (sorry, mostly in Italian…). … Continue reading →

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Nocturnal Celestial Globe / Globo Celeste Notturno

Posted on April 27, 2013 by paperpino

           Petrus Plancius (Pieter Platevoet, 1552-1622) was a famous Flemish cartographer. He included new constellations in the austral celestial emisphere. In 1612, he drew 12 gores for a 14.5 cm diameter celestial globe, with eight new … Continue reading →

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Cassini’s Terrestrial and Celestial Globes (Christmas Balls version)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by paperpino

Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745-1824) was regarded as one of the last great Italian globemakers of the 18th century. Here, I present two 15 cm diameter globes in a Christmas ornament version. The larger version of the terrestrial globe was already … Continue reading →

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Cassini’s Terrestrial Globe / Globo Terrestre di Cassini

Posted on April 16, 2012 by paperpino

   Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745 – 1824) was an Italian globe maker, geographer, engraver, and cartographer. His  main cartographic work was the Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale of  1792-1801. In 1790, the Calcografia Camerale of Rome published his twelve terrestrial globe … Continue reading →

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