A fine example of French globe making of the mid 19th Century, issued presumably in celebration of the recent voyages of Dumont D'Urville in the Pacific. The inclusion of Ross's latest discoveries in the Antarctic are an interesting addition. Felix Delamarche took over the family business from his father Charles-Francois in 1817. The copying of the English style of the early 19th Century as created by Adams, Cary, Smith and Newton can be seen in the stand