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{BnF at Tolbiac 5

BratPix

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The Tolbiac site of the French National Library houses two four-meter-diameter globes, designed by Venetian cosmographer Vincenzo Coronelli and presented to Louis XIV by César Cardinal d'Estrées. The globe in the foreground of the first photo is a representation of the Earth.

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  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D810
  • Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Nikon F)
  • 32.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/80 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -2
  • ISO 2500


It is peppered with gruesome details of life in faraway lands, as can be seen in the center of the second photo.

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  • Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Nikon F)
  • 56.0 mm
  • ƒ/6.3
  • 1/40 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -1.7
  • ISO 6400


Coronelli readily admits that he does not know everything... (third photo).

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  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D810
  • Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Nikon F)
  • 35.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/50 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -1
  • ISO 6400
 
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