Model's Description:
Mercator globe (earth) 3D Model.
Download Mercator globe (earth) in various files formats such as Wavefront Object format, Autodesk FBX, DirectX 9.0, Stereo Lithography and HTML5 JSON format.
This globe is part of KOKW’s collection of Mercator globes. They can be visited at the Mercator museum in Sint-Niklaas (Belgium). The creation of the 3D model of this globe was also the subject of the following paper:
Stal, C., De Wulf, A., De Coene, K., De Maeyer, P., Nuttens, T., & Ongena, T. (2012). Digital representation of historical globes: methods to make 3D and pseudo-3D models of sixteenth century Mercator globes. The Cartographic Journal, 49(2), 107-117 3D Model is ready to download for free, this model contains 1104 polygons.
