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A RARE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN LINE AGENT'S GLOBE BY RATH, 1924
the 24in. diameter relief globe signed NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN verbindet fünf Erdteile Herstellung, PAUL RÄTH Werkstätten für Lehrmittel u. Feinmechanik LEIPZIG., made up of two sets of twelve chromolithographed "raised" gores and two polar calottes, the equatorial, prime meridian and equinoctial colure graduated in degrees, the oceans showing steamship routes, the cartouche in the Pacific Ocean with a picture of a steamship above and a shield of crossed key and anchor beneath, the continents in relief and with nation states shaded in yellow, green and orange and showing mountains, rivers, towns and cities, Leningrad with addition labelling (St.PETERSBOURG) (generally darkened, some light abrasions, some areas - notably to most of Africa - of the raised gores missing to reveal normal chromolithographed gores beneath with full cartography) with stamped brass meridian half circle, mounted on an unusual and elegant mahogany tripod stand, with three inswept legs to triangular plinth base, each side with two painted flags and NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN -- 49in. (124.4cm.) high
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the 24in. diameter relief globe signed NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN verbindet fünf Erdteile Herstellung, PAUL RÄTH Werkstätten für Lehrmittel u. Feinmechanik LEIPZIG., made up of two sets of twelve chromolithographed "raised" gores and two polar calottes, the equatorial, prime meridian and equinoctial colure graduated in degrees, the oceans showing steamship routes, the cartouche in the Pacific Ocean with a picture of a steamship above and a shield of crossed key and anchor beneath, the continents in relief and with nation states shaded in yellow, green and orange and showing mountains, rivers, towns and cities, Leningrad with addition labelling (St.PETERSBOURG) (generally darkened, some light abrasions, some areas - notably to most of Africa - of the raised gores missing to reveal normal chromolithographed gores beneath with full cartography) with stamped brass meridian half circle, mounted on an unusual and elegant mahogany tripod stand, with three inswept legs to triangular plinth base, each side with two painted flags and NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN -- 49in. (124.4cm.) high
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