Beschreibung:

RAND McNALLY & Co's New twelve inch terrestral globe and 12 inch Celestial Globe C.F. Weher Co. Chicago (circa 1900) A pair of tabel globes, diameter 12inches (305 mm), the terrestial made up of twelve coloured lithographed paper gores lightly varnished, colours faded, with geographical and oceanic information, three gores showing line of variation, German Empire states shown, which analemma, the celestial similarly ......, some abrasions, crack round celestial equator other old damages, paper water-mark shwoing with perhaps 1000 stains, the constellations shown as mythical figures both globes with printed paper horizons on wood frame, copperised iron meridian circles and moulded tripod stands, with maker's trade mark on claw and ball feet, overall height 22½in. (572 mm) See illustration (2)