World Map Glasses Case & Lens Cloth | World Map Travel Accessories – Royal Museums Greenwich Shop
World Map Glasses Case & Lens Cloth -
World Map Glasses Case & Lens Cloth -
World Map Glasses Case
World Map glasses case and lens cloth

World Map Glasses Case & Lens Cloth

Regular price £12.00 Sale

Our World Map Glasses Case and Lens Cloth are printed with the antique map ‘Novissima totius terrarum orbis tabula [Newest Map of the Whole Earth]’. Taken from Atlas Maritimus, or the Sea Atlas, a book of maritime charts by John Seller and John Darby, 1675, from Royal Museums Greenwich's collection. 

  • Hardshell case to protect your eyewear when not wearing, or travelling
  • Slim size: 6cm x 16cm x 3cm | 2.4in x 6.3in x 1.2in
  • Made in Great Britain

Part of the range of products exclusive to Royal Museums Greenwich

The original engraving can be seen on rotation. It’s focus is a double hemisphere, largely from Dutch sources and includes; astronomical diagrams including representations of the cosmographical hypotheses of Ptolemy, Copernicus and Tycho Brahe, a diagram of day-length, two maps of the moon's surface, one based on Hevelius's moon map and one conjectural map and is decorated with zodiac symbols, scenes of the four seasons and creatures representing the elements of air, earth, fire and water.

 

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    Over the holiday season, we experience a surge in
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    Christmas ordering and dispatch

    We recommend ordering as early as possible, for the
    best chance of receiving before Christmas. We appreciate our customer's
    patience during this busy time as we are a small team.

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    Online-only telescopes: Place order by 12 noon on 16 December.

    Orders placed after these dates can be dispatched
    but delivery in time for Christmas cannot be guaranteed. Royal Museums
    Greenwich cannot accept responsibility for orders placed after these dates
    being received after Christmas.

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