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A large English 3 3/4-inch terrestrial pocket globe, by C. Smith & Son London, date 1834
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- papier mache
- diameter of globe 3 3/4 in.; diameter of case 4 1/8 in.
- 9.5 cm; 10.5 cm
printed in a cartouche SMITH'S / TERRESTERIAL GLOBE / exhibiting the whole of the / DISCOVERIES / to 1834 / London / C.Smith & Son / 172 Strand.; with its original fish-skin case and lined with celestial gores; the celestial gore printed in a cartouche SMITH'S / CELESTIAL GLOBE; with modern plastic stand.
Provenance
Trevor Philip & Sons Ltd., London