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GLOBE TERRESTRE PAR E. DUBAIL GRAV PAR A. SOLDAN IMP. MONROCQ AND J. LEBGUE & CIE. DITEURS-FABRICANTS DE SPHRE FOURNISSEURS DU MINISTRE DE L'INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE MDAILLES D'OR 30, RUE DE LILLE, 30 PARIS
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DUBAIL, E., Paris, late 19th-Century
GLOBE TERRESTRE par E. DUBAIL Grav par A. Soldan Imp. Monrocq and J. LEBGUE & CIE. DITEURS-FABRICANTS DE SPHRE FOURNISSEURS DU MINISTRE DE L'INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE Mdailles d'Or 30, Rue de Lille, 30 PARIS
A 19 inch (50 cm) diameter terrestrial library globe made up of twelve colour printed paper gores, the equator graduated in degrees and hours, the ecliptic graduated in days and labelled with symbols for the houses of the Zodiac, the oceans showing trade winds and ocean currents, telegraph and cable lines and various categories of shipping route each labelled with numerous information such as M.Fr. de Marseille Saigon 28 jours Dpart de Marseille tous les 15j. le Dimanche Prix: 1e Classe 1625f; 2 -- 1040f 3e -- 600f , the Antarctic with limits of packice and dates and names relating to discovery, the islands labelled similar fashion the continents some nation states delicately outlined in orange, yellow, green and brown and showing much political and geographical information such as cities and towns labelled with population, national possession, deserts, tundra, swamps (old abrasions and discolourations, large repair to whole Antarctic), with hexagonal green painted iron finial (replacement) and cast iron green painted tripod stand, with raised faces of mustachioed men, one boss with initials EB, the three legs terminating in lion's paw feet
36 inch (92.1 cm) high
GLOBE TERRESTRE par E. DUBAIL Grav par A. Soldan Imp. Monrocq and J. LEBGUE & C
A 19 inch (50 cm) diameter terrestrial library globe made up of twelve colour printed paper gores, the equator graduated in degrees and hours, the ecliptic graduated in days and labelled with symbols for the houses of the Zodiac, the oceans showing trade winds and ocean currents, telegraph and cable lines and various categories of shipping route each labelled with numerous information such as M.Fr. de Marseille Saigon 28 jours Dpart de Marseille tous les 15j. le Dimanche Prix: 1
36 inch (92.1 cm) high