拍品专文
The labelling of Africa indicates a date of manufacture between 1885 and 1890, that is, between the establishing of the Congo as a state, and the French occupation of Madagascar.
细节
SCHOTTE, Ernst, Berlin
SCHOTTE's SCHUL-&FAMILIEN-GLOBUS Nach den neuesten & besten Quellen bearbeitet. BERLIN Verlag von Ernst Scotte & Co [c.1885]
A 12-inch (30.5cm.) diameter terrestrial table globe mde up of twelve hand-coloured printed gores and two polar calottes, the equator and prime meridian graduated in degrees, the ecliptic graduated in days but unlabelled, the oceans showing ocean currents and steamship routes, the continents with some nation states outlined in green, orange, blue and yellow according to national possession, showing mountains, rivers and other details, CONGO STAAT shown, Madagascar shown as independent (several surafce marks and discolourations, some abrasions and small dents) raised on short steel arm to baluster turned ebonised column and plinth base -- 22in. (55.9cm.) high
See Colour Illustration and Detail
SCHOTTE's SCHUL-&FAMILIEN-GLOBUS Nach den neuesten & besten Quellen bearbeitet. BERLIN Verlag von Ernst Scotte & Co [c.1885]
A 12-inch (30.5cm.) diameter terrestrial table globe mde up of twelve hand-coloured printed gores and two polar calottes, the equator and prime meridian graduated in degrees, the ecliptic graduated in days but unlabelled, the oceans showing ocean currents and steamship routes, the continents with some nation states outlined in green, orange, blue and yellow according to national possession, showing mountains, rivers and other details, CONGO STAAT shown, Madagascar shown as independent (several surafce marks and discolourations, some abrasions and small dents) raised on short steel arm to baluster turned ebonised column and plinth base -- 22in. (55.9cm.) high
See Colour Illustration and Detail