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| Name | Erdkugel [cartographic document] / von 2 Wiener Schuh im Durchmesser nach den neuesten geographischen Bestimmungen entworfen und herausgegeben von Joseph Jüttner Oberstlieutenant im Kais. Königl. Bombardier Corps ; in Kupfer gestochen von Bernhard Bitter und Joh. David |
| Author's Data | Jüttner, Josef, 1775-1848 |
| Engraver | Bernhard Bitter and Johann David from Vienna |
| Publisher | Zu Wien: Joseph Jüttner, 1839 |
| Scale | 1 : 20 050 000 |
| Physical Description | 1 globe: in colour, cooperlate, on a wooden stand with a tripod, a brass meridian circle with an engraved scale, a wooden horizontal circle with zodiac signs ; 63.5 cm in diameter |
| General Comments on the Globe Height | Globe diameter: 63,5 cm, Globe circumference: 199,5 cm, Pedestal height: 41,8 cm, Total height of the globe: 105,3 cm. |
| General Comments on the Prime Meridian Position | The Prime Meridian passes through the Canary Islands. |
| Geographic grid | The globe has a geographical grid, and the major parallels are marked: the Equator, the Tropics, and the Polar circles. |
| Color of water courses | Blue |
| Color of Earth's surface | Grey-brown |
| Altitude | The altitude of the mountain range is represented by shading in brown and the shading density of the slopes. |
| Material | Gypsum |
| Printing technology | A copperplate print of 18 paper gores and two polar spherical caps. |
| Language | German |
| Legend | No |
| Restoration year | 2016 |
| Restorer | Miroslav Široký |
| Globe owner | Map Collection of Charles University |
| General Comment | |
| Genre/Form | Globes |
| 3D model | Link to the 3D Globe Model Details. |