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Le globe terrestre de 40 mètres de circonférence (la carcasse)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Huget, L.
Title
Le globe terrestre de 40 mètres de circonférence (la carcasse)
Description
The "Globe terrestre" was a replica of the planet earth. Its diameter was 40 meters long (about 130 feet). Visitors could see it from different points of view thanks to the footbridge above it and several spiral stairs. A mechnical system located in the basement of the building enabled the globe to rotate.
Date 1889
date QS:P571,+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium engraving
Dimensions 13.8 x 13 cm
institution QS:P195,Q22341583
Notes Huard, Charles-Lucien.. Livre d'or de l'Exposition, Tome 1. Paris: L. Boulanger, 1889.
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This image is available from the Brown University Library under the digital ID 1254149867781250.

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