Globes

  • Fourteen ethnographic portraits from the miniature globe 'The world with its inhabitants'

    # 50213

    BAUER, Carl Johann Sigmund, (1780-1857)

    Fourteen ethnographic portraits from the miniature globe ‘The world with its inhabitants’

    [Nuremberg : Bauer, c. 1830]. Concertina paper strip of vignettes of the races of the world, each vignette 55 x 45 mm, coloured by hand, the illustrations cut into sections and laid on an early leaf, perhaps from a scrapbook, with captions in German, including inhabitants from Greenland, Canada, Turkey, Arabia, Persia, China, Kamchatka, Van …

  • [COOK] Newton’s new & improved terrestrial pocket globe 1817

    # 40260

    NEWTON FAMILY

    [COOK] Newton’s new & improved terrestrial pocket globe 1817

    London : John Newton, 1st January 1817. Terrestrial pocket globe, 3 inches in diameter, engraved gores with original hand colour over papier-mâché and plaster sphere, the surface in fine order with a recent wax applied for protection, two metal pins resting the globe in the original publisher’s shagreen case, titled Newton’s improved pocket celestial globe, …

  • A matching pair of Georgian terrestrial and celestial table globes

    # 43785

    BARDIN, William (c.1740-1798)

    A matching pair of Georgian terrestrial and celestial table globes

    A new, accurate and compleat terrestrial globe, accompanying the Geographical Magazine. Originally laid down by Mr. James Ferguson, F. R. S. Improv’d by G. Wright, and made by W. Bardin, Fleet Street, London. Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co., No. 18 Paternoster Row, Augt. 1st, 1783 (cartouche). Published by G. Wright & …

  • Globe terrestre

    # 47593

    BARADELLE, Jean Louis Jacques, le Jeune (1752-1794), attributed

    Globe terrestre

    Paris : Jean Louis Jacques Baradelle, le Jeune, circa 1780. Terrestrial globe, 240 mm in diameter; engraved gores with original hand-colouring over papier-mâché base, old stains and discolouration, repaired tears to areas of the Pacific; graduated equator, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, ecliptic and Premiere Meridian fixe de l’isle de fer (the prime meridian on …

  • Globe terrestre

    # 46572

    DESNOS, Louis-Charles (1725-1805); NOLIN, Jean-Baptiste (1686-1762)

    Globe terrestre

    Dressé sur les Relations les plus nouvelles de Mrs. de l’Académie Royale des Sciences par L. C. Desnos et J. B. Nolin Géographe. Se fait et se vends chez Desnos, rue St. Jacque St. Severin, Quartier de la Place Maubert. Paris, 1760, avec privilége du Roy. Dedié au Roy, par son trés humble trés obéissant …

  • Globe Terrestre par Vivien de Saint-Martin

    # 46468

    HACHETTE

    Globe Terrestre par Vivien de Saint-Martin

    Paris : Hachette & Cie., c.1870. Terrestrial globe, 21 cms in diameter, chromolithograph gores on plaster sphere, mounted on an ebonised turned wooden base, total height 44 cms, the globe with some marks and light surface abrasion, but overall in very good condition without any signs of restoration.  

  • "Globe terrestre" (a box in the form of a pocket globe)

    # 46467

    Z. & B.

    “Globe terrestre” (a box in the form of a pocket globe)

    Paris? : Edit. Z & B. c.1910.  Card box in the form of a pocket globe, 3 1/2 inches in diameter, the box in two halves split along the equator, which fit together to form the whole, some surface rubbing and detachment of the card inserts internally, a good example.

  • New celestial globe

    # 43727

    CARY, John (c. 1754 - 1835)

    New celestial globe

    [London] : J. & W. Cary, [between 1791 and 1820]. Celestial pocket globe, 3 1/2 inches in diameter, engraved gores over plaster and wooden sphere, two metal pins, housed in red morocco case lined with felt, bright original colour, some old discolouration under the varnish, metal eye hooks, the globe sitting perfectly within its case. …

  • Newton's new & improved celestial globe

    # 44270

    NEWTON, John (1759 - 1844)

    Newton’s new & improved celestial globe

    London : John Newton, 60 Chancery Lane, 1839. Celestial miniature table globe, 4¾-inch (12 cms.) in diameter, printed gores over a plaster base, brass half meridian, on original turned rosewood support and triform stand with ball feet in white. A fine example. A very rare miniature celestial table globe in fine condition, with a pictorial …

  • Globe en relief par Thury & Belnet

    # 43860

    THURY & BELNET

    Globe en relief par Thury & Belnet

    MÉDAILLE DE 2é CLASSE, EXPOSITION DE PARIS, 1855. Mèd.le de 1re Classe, Expon de Dijon 1858. – Méd.le d’Or Acadmie de Dijon BREVET D’INVENTION S.C.D.C. GLOBE EN RELIEF PAR THURY & BELNET GÉOGRAPHES, AUTEURS, ÉDITEURS, DIJON. Lith. Richard Dijon. Dijon : Thury & Belnet, circa 1860. Terrestrial globe titled Globe en relief, 12 inches in diameter, …

  • Globe terrestre (6-inch)

    # 43858

    FOREST, J.

    Globe terrestre (6-inch)

    [Paris] : J. Forest, [c.1925]. Terrestrial globe titled Globe terrestre, 6 inches in diameter, lithographed gores over papier-mâché sphere, metal pins on a turned French ebonised wooden stand, original, a few light marks and foxing, a small impression in the Pacific. A good example of an uncommon table globe from the interwar period, showing the …

  • 18-inch terrestrial globe

    # 40253

    JOHNSTON, W. & A. K.

    18-inch terrestrial globe

    London and Chicago : W. & A. K. Johnston for Hammett, circa 1910. Measuring 18 inches (46cm) in diameter, 45 inches (115 cm) tall; in bronzed cast iron meridian and stand, with calendrical paper horizon ring, laid on wood; with an analemma and two polar calottes. Standing in bronzed cast iron tripod stand with glass …

  • Wright's new improved terrestrial globe,

    # 41659

    BARDIN, William (c.1740-1798)

    Wright’s new improved terrestrial globe,

    on which the Latitudes and Longitudes of Places are Carefully laid down, with all the New Discoveries Made by the late CAPT. COOK and other current NAVIGATORS to the Present Time. London : William Bardin, 1782. Terrestrial globe, 9 inches in diameter, engraved gores and two polar calottes with original hand colouring over papier mache …

  • Cruchley's new terrestrial globe, from the most recent authorities, exhibiting the discoveries in equatorial Africa, North Pole, and the new settlements and divisions in Australia, New Zealand, California, Texas &c.

    # 40251

    CRUCHLEY, George F. (1797 - 1880)

    Cruchley’s new terrestrial globe, from the most recent authorities, exhibiting the discoveries in equatorial Africa, North Pole, and the new settlements and divisions in Australia, New Zealand, California, Texas &c.

    London : G. F. Cruchley, [ca.1862] Terrestrial globe, 12 inches in diameter, engraved gores with original hand colouring over plaster base, graduated equator and ecliptic, the oceans with an analemma, hand-engraved calibrated brass meridian ring, movable brass polar calotte, small area of restoration to the north polar axis, engraved calendrical paper horizon ring with zodiac (in …

  • Malby's 6 inch celestial globe, collated from the works of Piazzi, Bradley, Hevelius, Meyer, La Caille & Johnson. Reduced to the Year 1850

    # 39443

    MALBY & SONS

    Malby’s 6 inch celestial globe, collated from the works of Piazzi, Bradley, Hevelius, Meyer, La Caille & Johnson. Reduced to the Year 1850

    London : Malby & Sons, circa 1850. Celestial table globe, 6 inches in diameter, printed gores over a plaster base, brass half meridian, on original turned mahogany base. A fine example. A very rare six inch celestial table globe in fine condition, with a pictorial depiction of the constellations. The firm of Malby & Co., …

  • Rand McNally 18" Globe

    # 35845

    Rand McNally & Co.

    Rand McNally 18″ Globe

    [Chicago] : Rand McNally & Co., [c.1928]. Chromolithographed paper gores over paper mache base, 18 inches in diameter, oval shaped analemma, engraved brass meridian, wooden horizon ring with paper calendar, four cross-stretchers, on the original Regency revival stand turned wood on tripod base, the legs ending with brass clawed feet A fine, handsome American floor …