A beautiful model of Cassini's Terrrestrial globe measuring 30cm in diameter released by Paperpino.Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745 – 1824) was an Italian globe maker, geographer, engraver, and cartographer. His main cartographic work was the Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale of 1792-1801. In 1790, the Calcografia Camerale of Rome published his twelve terrestrial globe gores, that updated the world cartography after the three voyages of Captain James Cook around the globe.
Cassini's Terrestrial Globe Papercraft
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