In the late 19th Century, with greater magnification telescopes, several globes of Mars were produced. This Facsimile is based on the small globe made by Louis Niesten in 1892. Published by J. Lebèque & C.° Brussels.
All our globes are handmade with traditional techniques so there may be slight variations in the globe size and colour. For all Shipping outside the United Kingdom please contact us.
Our products are all made to order. Large globes can take 6-18 months to complete. Smaller globes can take 2-4 weeks.
This is very scarce Globe, there are only 5 known surviving examples. Recently auction house Christies sold an example mounted on a very crude stand for an impressive £5,625 to the Whipple Museum, Cambridge.
Niesten’s Mars Globe 1892
£130.00 – £250.00
In the late 19th Century, with greater magnification telescopes, several globes of Mars were produced. This Facsimile is based on the small globe made by Louis Niesten in 1892. Published by J. Lebèque & C.° Brussels.
All our globes are handmade with traditional techniques so there may be slight variations in the globe size and colour.
For all Shipping outside the United Kingdom please contact us.
Our products are all made to order. Large globes can take 6-18 months to complete. Smaller globes can take 2-4 weeks.
Description
This is very scarce Globe, there are only 5 known surviving examples. Recently auction house Christies sold an example mounted on a very crude stand for an impressive £5,625 to the Whipple Museum, Cambridge.
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