A classic example of a political and physical globe as used in a Victorian school room. It depicts mountains, ocean currents and past Empires. Cable/wireless routes are also depicted. Like all of our globes, it is hand crafted by applying 12 paper gores to a sphere.
Despite the fact that this globe was originally made by one of the Netherlands most prolific globemakers, there are no known surviving examples.
This facsimile globe comprises a solid brass meridian, the globe is supported by two stamped washers and two cup washers, two brass finials secure the axis at the poles. Recycled paper is used for making the gores. The ebonised base is hand turned and made from reclaimed timber. Each globe comes with a booklet which describes the original globe makers as well as the socio-political events of the time.
A classic Victorian Globe here depicted on our Rand base.
Telegram cable routes are depicted on this globe.
We have published a booklet recording events of 1881. Here the globe is held by a brass meridian.
It is often purchased as an Retirement Present (no doubt because like the intended owner, it is well out of date but still of great interest and also of intrinsic value!) We can also add a Customised Retirement label to the globe before lacquering see our Customised Globes.
In 1996 we discovered that Christies had unwittingly sold one of these globes in auction as an original, the globe had been submitted for sale on a more elaborate stand. At the time, we retailed the globe for £160. The ‘Christies’ globe sold for an impressive £4,600.00! The purchaser apparently was a Dutch dealer, who, presumably, was believing that he was taking an important piece of cartographic history back to the Netherlands (see ‘In the News’). Interestingly enough, several weeks after the sale, the under bidder at the ‘Christies’ sale visited our showroom and purchased a Martin Behaim ‘Erdapfel’, he commented that he felt confident with his decision to purchase from us, as he knew he was “definitely purchasing a fake!”
This globe is also available as a folding paper globe.
Merzbach & Falk’s 1881
£160.00 – £350.00
A classic example of a political and physical globe as used in a Victorian school room. It depicts mountains, ocean currents and past Empires. Cable/wireless routes are also depicted. Like all of our globes, it is hand crafted by applying 12 paper gores to a sphere.
Despite the fact that this globe was originally made by one of the Netherlands most prolific globemakers, there are no known surviving examples.
Description
This facsimile globe comprises a solid brass meridian, the globe is supported by two stamped washers and two cup washers, two brass finials secure the axis at the poles. Recycled paper is used for making the gores. The ebonised base is hand turned and made from reclaimed timber. Each globe comes with a booklet which describes the original globe makers as well as the socio-political events of the time.
A classic Victorian Globe here depicted on our Rand base.
Telegram cable routes are depicted on this globe.
We have published a booklet recording events of 1881. Here the globe is held by a brass meridian.
It is often purchased as an Retirement Present (no doubt because like the intended owner, it is well out of date but still of great interest and also of intrinsic value!) We can also add a Customised Retirement label to the globe before lacquering see our Customised Globes.
In 1996 we discovered that Christies had unwittingly sold one of these globes in auction as an original, the globe had been submitted for sale on a more elaborate stand. At the time, we retailed the globe for £160. The ‘Christies’ globe sold for an impressive £4,600.00! The purchaser apparently was a Dutch dealer, who, presumably, was believing that he was taking an important piece of cartographic history back to the Netherlands (see ‘In the News’). Interestingly enough, several weeks after the sale, the under bidder at the ‘Christies’ sale visited our showroom and purchased a Martin Behaim ‘Erdapfel’, he commented that he felt confident with his decision to purchase from us, as he knew he was “definitely purchasing a fake!”
This globe is also available as a folding paper globe.
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