COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Lowell, Percival, 1855-1916
Date:
1894
Short Title:
View 2 - 6" Mars Globe and Stand.
Publisher:
Lowell Observatory
Publisher Location:
Flagstaff
Type:
Globe
Type:
Manuscript
Obj Height cm:
15
Obj Width cm:
15
Region:
Mars
Subject:
Art
Subject:
Celestial
Full Title:
(View 2 - 6" Mars Globe and Stand.)
List No:
10910.002
Series No:
2
Publication Author:
Lowell, Percival, 1855-1916
Pub Date:
1894
Pub Title:
6" Mars Globe and Stand.
Pub Note:
Percival Lowell rendered his observations of Martian topography on a series of blank 6" globes between 1894 and 1914. He sketched on the plaster or gessoed surface with graphite, creating crossing lines, and shading between them. As his theories and observations developed, he added more lines and toponyms and refined his interpretation of the surface gradations. The globe shown here is probably the earliest Lowell manuscript globe. It has its original stand. The 10 Lowell Mars globes held at the Observatory do not have the original stands. The Lowell Observatory remains an active site of astronomical research today. (See PLN 14331.000 and 14332.000 for additional Mars items by Lowell.)
Pub List No:
10910.000
Pub Type:
Globe
Pub Height cm:
15
Pub Width cm:
15
Image No:
10910002.jp2
Authors:
Lowell, Percival, 1855-1916
