Johnston 30 inch Floor Globe

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Antique Globes>Globe #14714

W. & A.K. JOHNSTON. 30 inch Terrestrial globe by W. & A.K. Johnston. Limited. Geographers, engravers & printers. Edinburgh & London. [cartouche label missing, exact title uncertain]. c1890. A large size Johnston floor globe in unusual and attractive ebonized stand. Cartouche lacking, apparently never pasted on the orb. Coated paper gores over plaster, brass time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pale green with ecliptic, analemma and tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Cast brass full ring meridian set into a full mount ebonized floor stand. Horizon ring supported by four turned legs with similar stretchers. Oklahoma and Indian Territory still united. Shows pre Boer War South Africa. In Texas, the towns shown below Austin are Brenham, Richmond, Antonio (without San), and Victoria. Ft. Davis shown in west Texas. Rio Grande River called Rio Grande del Norte. San Angelo is spelled St Angelo. Yellowstone Park shown. North and South Dakota divided into two states (1889). Solid attractive stand. Professional refurbishment with stains and blemishes near North Pole and West Indies. Some fading. Very graceful mounting for a large older globe. Imposing centerpiece display for boardroom or fine library. I.D.#14714.