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KLINGER, Johann Georg, Nuremburg, 1790/1792
An exceptionally rare late 18th-Century globe triplet, 125/8in. (32cm.) diameter, the terrestrial: GLOBUS TERRESTRIS quem ex novissimus subsidiis, mappis geographicis, observationibusque construxit: necnon itineribus Cookii, Duncanii, Hearnii etc ornavit Ioannes Georgius Klinger Chalcogr. Norimbergae Ao 1792 and Venalis prostat apud IOANEM GEORGIUM KLINGER NORIMBERGAE Anno 1792, made up of twelve hand-coloured copper-engraved gores and two polar calottes, the equatorial graduated in degrees, the Prime Meridian graduated in degrees and running through Ferro, the ecliptic graduated in days of the houses of the Zodiac with sigils, all text in Latin, the oceans with the tracks of various exploratory voyages with dates, including those of Cook, Duncan, Hearn and Phipps, a note at Hawaii reading Capt Cook ab incolis interfectus est d.14.Febr 1779., the southern Pacific Ocean also with the ANTIPODES of Viennae, Norimbergae, Berolini, Londini and Parisiorum, the Antarctic with a small section of mountains shown and labelled Capt Cookii 72° 20' Mt Glaciales Ian.30 A.1774, the continents coloured in dark and light green, pink and yellow and finely detailed with place names, rivers and mountains, with several notes concerning dates of discovery and so on (generally faded, some small areas of discolouration, one small pin hole); the celestial: GLOBUS COELESTIS Cuius positio stellarum ad anum 1800 reducta est. per M. MESSIER Astronom Acuo. Scient. &c. &c. additis novis asterisinis quae debemus Clarriss. Abbati. HELI. Imper. Astronom. primario and Ioh:Georg Klinger fecit Norimbergae 1790 and Venalis prostat apud Joh:Georg Klinger Norimbergae 1790 and Stellis ab HERSCHELIO detectis non nullas iam cognitas odiecit I.B. Bauer Mechanicus Norimbergens, made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores and two polar calottes, laid to the ecliptic poles, the axis through the celestial poles, the equatorial graduated in degrees, the colures ungraduated, the ecliptic graduated in days of the houses of the Zodiac, the constellations depicted by mythical beasts and figures and scientific instruments, the stars linked to a chart showing six magnitudes and nebulae, and labelled in Greek and Roman letters; the armillary sphere with 3-inch (7.6cm.) diameter terrestrial globe at the centre Die ERDE so wie Sie Jetz bekant Entworfen von I.B. Bauer Mech. in Nurmbg 1791, made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, with graduated equatorial, ecliptic, meridian of Ferro, the oceans with the tracks of Captain Cook's first voyage, the continents coloured in yellow, green and pink, Australia and Tasmania joined together, held on a brass rod within the brass armillary sphere, with graduated engraved scales and stamped numerals on the polar, tropic and equatorial rings, likewise the hour dial and meridian circles, the 2-inch ecliptic band with graduations for days of the houses of the Zodiac and names; all three mounted in the same way, with brass hour dial with engraved graduations and stamped numerals 1-12 (x2) and pointer (pointer lacking on terrestrial), graduated brass meridian circle, held in the octagonal horizon with (replacement) paper ring, delicately hand-coloured and graduated in degrees, days of the houses of the Zodiac with names and decorative pictures, days of the month with names, compass directions in German and decorative pictures at each corner, of telescopes, armillary spheres, globe, sundials, quadrants, cross-staffs and compasses, with four square section tapering legs with gilt-metal ornament at the top, united by quatrefoil base with central meridian support -- 22½in. (57.2cm.) high
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