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FOREST, J., Paris
A decorative school's tellurium, the 4-inch (11.5cm.) diameter terrestrial globe signed Dress par J. FOREST Gographe EN VENTE A PARIS Chez l'Auteur 17 Rue de Buci 17 Grav par A. Soldan and made up of twelve colured printed paper gores and two polar calottes, the equatorial and prime meridian graduated in degrees, the ecliptic ugraduated, the oceans with ocean currents and extents of polar ice, steamship routes and cable lines, the continents coloured green, yellow and pink and showing rivers, telegraph lines, railways, cities and towns (numerous surface abrasions, paper loss and discolouration), the sphere mounted on geared mechanism with small wooden earthball on wire arm, the short supporting arm to papered Zodiac circle signed Translateur Forest diteur, 17, rue de Buci, Paris, Dpos., with brass candle holder and polished reflector, atop simple gear mechanism with crank handle to painted cast iron stand, with foliate decorated tripod legs terminating in lion's paw feet -- 16in. (42cm.) long (maximum)
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A decorative school's tellurium, the 4-inch (11.5cm.) diameter terrestrial globe signed Dress par J. FOREST Gographe EN VENTE A PARIS Chez l'Auteur 17 Rue de Buci 17 Grav par A. Soldan and made up of twelve colured printed paper gores and two polar calottes, the equatorial and prime meridian graduated in degrees, the ecliptic ugraduated, the oceans with ocean currents and extents of polar ice, steamship routes and cable lines, the continents coloured green, yellow and pink and showing rivers, telegraph lines, railways, cities and towns (numerous surface abrasions, paper loss and discolouration), the sphere mounted on geared mechanism with small wooden earthball on wire arm, the short supporting arm to papered Zodiac circle signed Translateur Forest diteur, 17, rue de Buci, Paris, Dpos., with brass candle holder and polished reflector, atop simple gear mechanism with crank handle to painted cast iron stand, with foliate decorated tripod legs terminating in lion's paw feet -- 16in. (42cm.) long (maximum)
See Colour Illustration