--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 14:13:04 -0500 From: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Mercator Globes Online Sender: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]> Colleagues - One of the unique treasures of the Harvard Map Collection are the pair of Mercator globes - the terrestrial globe of 1541 and the celestial globe of 1551. The globes were an instant commercial success for Mercator and were the largest (42 cm.) that had been produced at that time. Generous gifts for their conservation and construction of their exhibit case came from the Pforzheimer Endowment for the Harvard College Library and White Flowers Preservation Fund. They are now on permanent exhibit just outside of the entrance to the Map Collection and will be a part of the 'Cartographic Treasures at Harvard' that will be on exhibit for the 2003 International Conference on the History of Cartography. Harvard's globes are the only matched pair in the America's. As with any globe exhibit it is difficult to be able to view all portions of the globe in a typical exhibit case. We are thankful to Jeremy Pool (A.B. '67), a member of the Boston Map Society, who developed a digital globe navigator and constellation menus, which allow scholars the ability to view each globe in greater detail using Mr. Sid image compression software (http://hcl.harvard.edu/mercatorglobes). Additional information is available by requesting a brochure describing the globes from [log in to unmask] This online exhibit makes extensive use of frames and javascript. Please verify that you are using either Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer version 4 or 5. At this time, the terrestrial globe navigator does not support versions 6 and 7 of Netscape. Also, a screen resolution of at least 800 x 600 is recommended to accommodate the dimensions of the globes images. David Cobb *************************************************************************** David A. Cobb Tel. 617.495.2417 Harvard Map Collection FAX 617.496.0440 Harvard College Library Email: [log in to unmask] Cambridge, MA 02138 HTTP://hcl.harvard.edu/maps ************************** VERITAS **************************************** --- End Forwarded Message ---