Terrestrial 3-inch Cased Pocket Globe

Description:

Terrestrial 3-inch Cased Pocket Globe, mid-19th century, made up of twelve hand-colored engraved paper gores, North America outlined in green, Africa in red, over label cartouche in the North Pacific Ocean reading "J.L. & Cys," with axis pins, contained in a fish skin-covered case, interior with printed world map inscribed "A Table of Latitudes & Longitudes of Places not given on this Globe," and "The World as known in Cesar's Time agreeable to D'Anville."
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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