Engraving depicting a clock in the form of a celestial globe supported by the shoulders of Atlas. The clock mechanism was hidden inside the globe, and turned the band on which the hours were marked. The arrow pointing to the current hour remained static. Dated 18th century
Size: 3939px × 5324px
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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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