Sharjah24: A scientific and historical reference that contains rare treasures to be a hub of global illumination that has been embracing His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah precious possessions since decades to mark Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi Centre as a safe haven for researchers and specialists, and to be the noble edifice of the University City in Sharjah. "Sharjah 24" news website offers a real window to shed light on the corridors of the centre through 9 episodes that take its followers to an exciting journey every Sundays and Wednesdays during the holy month of Ramadan.
During the fifth episode, Sharjah 24 sparked light on the globe made by Blau Juan in 1645, with a very rare piece of copper "with a scale, and rotating compass cards, ", and it is considered the culmination of the golden age of maps, and one of the largest balls made by Blau, and one of the most advanced documentary maps - in Its age - updated by recent discoveries over 30 years.
Blau wanted this globe to be a source of luxury for the rich merchants and nobles, yet it was the most advanced cartographic document of the era, and a source of admiration as Joan revised the major globes to include new discoveries in them.