Elly Dekker
Encyclopedia
Elly Dekker catalogued the National Maritime Museum
's collection of globe
s in Greenwich
, east London
, England
. She was awarded the Caird Medal for her work in 1998.
National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,...
's collection of globe
Globe
A globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth or other spheroid celestial body such as a planet, star, or moon...
s in Greenwich
Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
, east London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. She was awarded the Caird Medal for her work in 1998.
Published works
- Globes at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Globes and Armillary Spheres in the National Maritime Museum (1999) (ISBN 978-0198565598)
- Globes from the Western World (with co-author Peter Van Der Krogt) (1993) (ISBN 978-0302006184)