The digital true-3D globe from Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Abstract

The importance of digital globes is increasing, not least because of their advantages in comparison to the analogue globes. In the project described below for the first time the seminal 3D display technology was used to generate a true-3D model of a historical globe for the renowned Globe Collection in the Mathematical-Physical Salon at the Dresden Zwinger Palace, Germany. The result is a true-3D film about this globe, which can spontaneously be perceived three-dimensionally with unaided eyes. With the help of this film the visitors are supposed to learn more about the content and the graphic design of the globe.