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GLOBE TERRESTRE Par LAPIE Colonel d'Et Major PARIS BASTIEN AINÉ 60 Rue St Andre des Arts [c.1850]
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BASTIEN ainé, Paris
GLOBE TERRESTRE Par LAPIE Colonel d'Et Major PARIS BASTIEN AINÉ 60 Rue St Andre des Arts [c.1850]
A 7cm. diameter terrestrial pocket globe made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, the equator graduated in degrees, the prime meridian running through Paris, the continents outlined in green, national boundaries in red, Alaska labelled AMERIQUE RUSSE, Tasmania labelled Tasmanie, minimal Antarctic coastline showing, amongst others, Terre d'Enderby but no Wilke's Land (some minor restoration to poles) in a (later) turned mahogany box with knop lid
See colour illustration
GLOBE TERRESTRE Par LAPIE Colonel d'Et Major PARIS BASTIEN AINÉ 60 Rue St Andre des Arts [c.1850]
A 7cm. diameter terrestrial pocket globe made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, the equator graduated in degrees, the prime meridian running through Paris, the continents outlined in green, national boundaries in red, Alaska labelled AMERIQUE RUSSE, Tasmania labelled Tasmanie, minimal Antarctic coastline showing, amongst others, Terre d'Enderby but no Wilke's Land (some minor restoration to poles) in a (later) turned mahogany box with knop lid
See colour illustration
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.