A 2-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE

GERMAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A 2-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE
GERMAN, 19TH CENTURY
the globe probably by Bauer, made of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, in its original box, lacking lid, with a 9-foot long pull out frieze comprised of 8 sheets containing 48 hand coloured illustrations of different nationalities (24) and animals (24) labelled in English, French and German.
the box 3¼in. (8cm.) long

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Lot Essay

The extremely long pull out frieze is the longest we have come across, and contains the often-seen The Earth, its inhabitants, as well as the much rarer Animals.

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