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FELKL & SON, J., PRAGUE
ZEMEKOULE Tiskem a nkladem vydali J. FELKL a SYN. Tovrna na pomucky ucebn v Roztok ch u Prahy. [c.1924]
A 33cm. diameter terrestrial globe made up of twelve chromolithographed gores and two polar calottes, the equatorial and prime meridian graduated in degrees, the ecliptic graduated in days, the oceans showing ocean currents and steamship routes, the continents with nation states coloured in shades of yellow and blue with national boundaries in red, showing rivers and some towns and cities (various old abrasions and discolourations, some plaster loss at South Pole, large repair to Central Africa) with stamped brass meridian, raised on an iron arm to baluster turned ebonised column and plinth base, the base appled with a printed Zodiac circle graduated after Felkl's usual style
60cm. high
ZEMEKOULE Tiskem a nkladem vydali J. FELKL a SYN. Tovrna na pomucky ucebn v Roztok ch u Prahy. [c.1924]
A 33cm. diameter terrestrial globe made up of twelve chromolithographed gores and two polar calottes, the equatorial and prime meridian graduated in degrees, the ecliptic graduated in days, the oceans showing ocean currents and steamship routes, the continents with nation states coloured in shades of yellow and blue with national boundaries in red, showing rivers and some towns and cities (various old abrasions and discolourations, some plaster loss at South Pole, large repair to Central Africa) with stamped brass meridian, raised on an iron arm to baluster turned ebonised column and plinth base, the base appled with a printed Zodiac circle graduated after Felkl's usual style
60cm. high