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Hammond, C. S. &
Co. The Hammond's Globe. C.S. Hammond &
Company. New York. Submarine telegraph cables thus.. Black; Mean
isothermal lines for January.. Blue; Mean isothermal lines for
July.. Red; International Date Line.. Red; Wireless telegraph
route.. xxxxxxx C.S. Hammond & Company. New York. c1912. Dull
finish paper gores over hollow orb with oceans finished in a
dark pea green. Time dial at North Pole. Large analemma in
Pacific. The most detailed Hammond map surface with Ecliptic,
Equinoctial Colure, Analemma, British and U.S. undersea cables
in Pacific, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Shows St.
Petersburg in Russia, Phillipines to United States. On large
smooth bronzed iron tripod stand with offset spindle mount. No
meridian. Extensive emphasis on ocean currents. European borders
and countries before the Great war 1914. German colonies in
Africa, China termed Chinese Empire, Two unobtrusive surface
scrapes, skilled repairs at equator, needs extra spacers at
South Pole. A detailed private library globe for the fine
residence.
I.D.#08275. SOLD.
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