Brand: AM       ( Ref: GL002B )

Diameter globe: 32 cm  (12 in.)

Overall height: 97 cm  (38 in.)
Overall width: 50 cm  (19.75 in.)
Weight: 11.5 kg  (25.4 lb)

Base: wrought iron (Baroque style)
Meridian: wrought iron

Mercator was the most famous mapmaker of the 16th century, the Age of Discovery (Magellan, Jacques Cartier, Francis Drake,...). His world and celestial globes were considered as reference globes by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Francis I of France.

The superior know-how of the blacksmiths of the Baroque epoch (16th-18th centuries) is famous; numerous churchs, stair railings and impressive iron gates (Gates of Place Stanislas in Nancy) attest it. The base of this globe is made of loops and curves wrapped around a central swirl. It contrasts with the simple, even severe, sphere support. Attention to detail, historical interest, “authentic” materials characterize this very fine globe made by AM, world-renowned for its “museum quality” reproductions.

This globe exists in: latin
		Gerardus Mercator (1512 - 1594) Mathematician and geographer, inventor of the “Mercator projection” (cylindrical map projection). Publishes in 1569 the 18 sheets of his atlas Mercator projection. The map of this antique globe is a faithful reproduction of an original carefully guarded in the historical museum of Duisburg (Germany), town where he lived from 1552. She is hand adjusted. Using printed copies of the original globe gores, AM manufactured true replicas; historical documents representing the beauty and prestige of ancient cartography and exploration.
The known world in the 16th century
Known world in the Middle Ages Known world at the end of the 16th century

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AM is a Dutch company created in 1968 by Haring Piebenga. Its focus is to create a comprehensive collection of historical objects and fine art reproductions in museum quality. AM proposes reproductions that appeal to a need for nostalgia, intrigue, and beauty. All its products are designed in house, by its own design team. Originals are pursued at auction and reproduced with an AM twist. “For AM, 38 years later, it is always very personal. We develop our products because we like them and we believe that others will also like them… And our Cabinet of Curiosities continues growing...”