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BERTAUX, E. and Camille FLAMMARION. Globe Geographique de la Planete Mars d'apres Camille Flammarion. Paris, 25 Rue Serpente, n.d. but circa 1890.
A Mars globe, diameter 4 inches (10cm), overall height 9 inches (23cm). 12 coloured gores and 2 polar calottes, showing the oceans, seas and continents of the planet Mars with numerous 'place-names' (neat restoration along equatorial circle). The globe on a brass support, mounted on an ebonised wood stand, with brass finial at the northern pole.
A rare Mars globe based on the observations of Camille Flammarion, astronomer (1842-1925). One of Flammarion principle interests was the planet Mars, which at this time was held to be the only planet on which traces of life might be found. At the Juvisy Observatory, founded by him in 1883, he made numerous observations of the planet, and together with information gathered during his earlier balloon flights in the lower stratosphere, he was able to draw an 'accurate' map of Mars.
A Mars globe, diameter 4 inches (10cm), overall height 9 inches (23cm). 12 coloured gores and 2 polar calottes, showing the oceans, seas and continents of the planet Mars with numerous 'place-names' (neat restoration along equatorial circle). The globe on a brass support, mounted on an ebonised wood stand, with brass finial at the northern pole.
A rare Mars globe based on the observations of Camille Flammarion, astronomer (1842-1925). One of Flammarion principle interests was the planet Mars, which at this time was held to be the only planet on which traces of life might be found. At the Juvisy Observatory, founded by him in 1883, he made numerous observations of the planet, and together with information gathered during his earlier balloon flights in the lower stratosphere, he was able to draw an 'accurate' map of Mars.