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Celestial Globe

Collection Type

  • Maps and atlases

GUSN

GUSN-39786

Description

Celestial Globe, mate to Terrestrial Globe. Belonged to William Gerry (b. 1816), a Charleston grocer who moved to Boston in 1870.

Details

Descriptive Terms

globes (cartographic spheres)
Globe, Celestial
Globe, Celestial

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Ruth L.S. Child

Accession Number

1938.636

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