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Globes

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The first globe in Europe dates from the 16th C but they were very rare. They were popularized in France by three generations of the Delamarche family during the late 18th and 19th C. Early globes were in hand-painted wood or paper, followed by the globe in printed paper glued to a wooden base. The 19th C saw the developpent of the hollow construction and Girard, Barrere & Thomas mass produced globes based on the maps of J. Forest during the late 19th and early 20th C.

LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY GLOBE
For sale by : ANTIQUITES VANGEON

Attractive late nineteenth-early twentieth century globe signed FOREST; Scane 1/50 000 000 (1cm represents 500 Km) Brass bracket and black wood base. Very good condition. Diameter: 25 cm.
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GLOBE
For sale by : Antiquités Christophe Rochet

Italian globe by Illumina, Italy dated 1964. Very good condition.
En savoir plus... €380

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GLOBE
For sale by : Antiquités Lecomte

Luminous glass globe rotating on itself and inclined at an ecliptic angle. Covered with a paper world-map. Scale 1:50,000,000. ByM. Picquart, Director of Perrina, it indicates the continents, the...
En savoir plus... €650

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GERMAN GLOBE
For sale by : Antiquités Lecomte

German globe, circa 1900. Excellent condition
En savoir plus... €850

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GERMAN GLOBE
For sale by : Philippe Cote Antiquites

German globe made in 1935 by Columbus Erdglobus. Beech base and glass globe.
En savoir plus... €380

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