COLUMBUS-VERLAG, Berlin, 1959

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COLUMBUS-VERLAG, Berlin, 1959
COLUMBUS DUO ERDGLOBUS Politisch u. physicalisch Wissenschaftlich bearbeitet v. Dr. Karlheinz Wagner COLUMBUS VERLAG PAUL OESTERGAARD BERLIN UND STUTTGART
A 20-inch (50.8cm.) diameter terrestrial library lamp globe made up of twelve chromolithographed paper gores laid on glass, the equator and prime meridian graduated in degrees, no ecliptic, the oceans showing the International Dateline, ocean currents, steamship routes with ports of arrival and departure and distance in nautical miles, airline routes, corals and the extent of polar ice, ocean depths shown to eight degrees to a depth of 7000 metres, the continents with nation states variously coloured with height above sea level shown to nine degrees up to 5000 metres, cities shown of various sizes, railway lines, rivers, mountains and other details shown, with steel meridian divided in four quadrants, held in a u-shaped fruitwood stand on a circular plinth base -- 45¾in. (116.2cm.) high

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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

Lot Essay

The "Duo" globe was a device patented by Columbus-Verlag in 1959, and launched to commemorate the company's fiftieth anniversary. It works via a lamp globe, whereby when the light is switched on, only the physical details are visible, and when extinguished, only the political details are shown.

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