Delamarche 4-in. Terrestrial Globe

Description:

Delamarche 4-in. Terrestrial Globe, Paris, c. 1845, with paper gores laid over a plaster veneer sphere, calibrated paper meridian ring, and printed horizon band, all resting on a delicately turned four-arm base, ht. 10 in.

Provenance: Edward S. Jones collection, Los Angeles.
Estimate $300-500

tag on underside of base reading "318," horizontal and vertical cracks to sphere, small paper loss to horizon band, shellac loss throughout. Globe is actually a Delamarche globe and Cartouche reads in part "Delamarche, Paris, 1845"


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