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CHARMING
ENGLISH MINIATURE GLOBE SIGNED N. LANE 1776
   N.
Lane. New Globe of the Earth 2.75 inch orb with rather detailed surface
dated 1776. Oceans finished in buff with strong equator, ecliptic and tropics of
Cancer and Capricorn. As it also shows "Owhyhee Here C. Cook was Kill'd" one can
assume it to be after 1779. Shows the track of Cook's voyage as well as Anson's
tracks. Prime meridian still passes through the Canary Islands. Copper engraved
gores over turned wood. In domed turned walnut desk case. Probably the same
gores as Dekker (Greenwich) GLB0028. The gores signed "Prockter fc." Steel pins
at both poles. Orb has had some recent professional restoration. N. Lane is
known to have purchased and reused older gore plates some of which were used in
the Nineteenth Century. This specimen is period and quite charming. N. Lane.
London. 1776 title date but after 1779. Literature: Van der Krogt, P. (Old
Globes); Dekker (Greenwich); Arkway, Cohen & Taliaferro, Cat. 64.
I.D.#10240.
(Have many more photos if needed)
18TH CENTURY ENGLISH
POCKET GLOBE
Minshulls, known
also as Minshall. untitled. [3 inch terrestrial globe in round
fitted paper mache case.] Published in London. Engraved paper
gores engraved by James Mynde, over solid wood sphere. Oceans
finished in pea green with ecliptic, equinoctial colure, tropics
of cancer and capricorn, and Cook's and Anson's circumnavigations.
Fitted without me-ridian into a fitted paper mache case covered
with black cloth and lined with celestial zodiac charts.
Simplified surface yet accurate. Very nice condition. c1785. Case
warped and loose at hinge needing repair. Surface of globe fine
with only a couple small rubbed spots. I.D.#08980. SOLD.
SPLENDID 1840'S BOXED MINIATURE GLOBE WITH TEXAS AS A REPUBLIC
   German. C. Abel - Klinger editeurs.
La Terre d'apres le plus nouvelles d'ecouvertes... C. Abel - Klinger. Nuremberg.
c1840. 2.25" ivory sphere over which is fitted twelve copper engraved, fully hand-colored gores. Aged shellac lends a fine patina without affecting clarity of detail. Oceans finished in olive green with ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and equinoctial colure. The tiny orb lies in a round pasteboard box with cover (3.5" diam.) covered in brown sheepskin. Made in Germany by a noted Nuremberg firm for the French market. Inside box orb fits by two polar pins into a colored horizon ring. Among places depicted and named are: "Australie ou Nouvelle Hollande", "Isles de Sandwich", "Thibet," "Mongolie".
The Great Wall of China is shown but not named. Splendid specimen of a scarce
and fragile boxed globe. The condition of both box and globe are superb. Texas
is shown in North America as a republic.
I.D.#10136.
SOLD.
RARE, FINE TINY GLOBE IN WOODEN DISPLAY BOX ca1840 WITH TEXAS NAMED AS INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC
   German. Klinger, Johann Georg (1764-1806).
The Earth published by J.G. Klinger in Nuremberg. J.G. Klinger. Nuremberg.
c1840. 1 5/8 inch diameter orb with polar pins fitting into groves in a horizon ring like field laid within a fitted pine box. Box lid has colored lithograph label with view of three children in an interior studying geography. Simplified surface shows Persia, Hindostan, Thibet
[sic]. Pacific Ocean called "Great Pacific Ocean" and Australia
consists of New Holland and most of the South Pacific Islands.
East coast of New Holland shows New South Wales. North America has
"United States" with Oregon and Texas, British Possessions, Alaska
and Mexico. South Africa shows Cape of Good Hope. Klinger was an
artist-painter, engraver and globe maker. Not a toy but an
educational tool made for the British market. Although Klinger
died in 1806 the firm continued on well into the 19th century.
Some slight rubbing with minor loss in arctic region. Highly
ephemeral in overall excellent condition.
I.D.#10114.
BOX GLOBE
c1840 WITH TEXAS AS INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC
  German.
Buehler, J. A. Die Erde nach dem neuesten Endekungen. ... Gez. u. gest.
v. J.A. Buehler Verlag von J.G. Klinger's Kunsthandlung. Nuremberg. c1840. 4
inch diameter orb with polar pins fitting into groves in fitted wooden box
without the meridian scale built in. Box covered with brown feather-like marble
paper.Every edge decorated with ornately designed die-cut gilt foil. Surface
designations in German showing Iran as well as Persien, Hindostan, Tuebet [sic].
Pacific Ocean called "Grosser Ocean" and Australia consists of Neu Holland and
most of the South Pacific Islands. East coast of Neu Holland shows Neu Sud
Wales. North America has "Vereinigte Staaten" with Oregon. Texas in bold letters
as a separate republic. British Possessions, Alaska and Mexico, plus West Indies
called "West Indien". South Africa shows Hottentotia and Capland. Not a toy but
an educational tool of some meticulousness. Klinger was an artist-painter,
engraver and globe maker. Although Klinger died in 1806 the firm continued on
well into the 19th century. Some shellac darkening and box scuffs but in overall
very good condition.
I.D.#10199. (Have many more
photos if needed)
DELIGHTFUL MINIATURE STUDENT GLOBE IN ORIGINAL DISPLAY BOX WITH INDEPENDENT TEXAS
   KLINGER, JOHANN GEORG.
THE EARTH. Very attractive ensemble of 1.75 inch diameter globe with 12 engraved and hand-colored paper gores over a solid core with metal pinions fitted into grooves in a display box. The cylindrical paperboard box has a flat horizon ring with engraved seasonal and zodiacal names. Atop the box lid is a printed, hand colored image of three students studying a pocket globe and a table globe with a world wall map backdrop in those days of geographical ascendancy. J.G. KLINGER. NUREMBERG.
c1842-45. The globe itself is quite precise and updated with Alaska, New South Wales, Col.(ony) of G(ood) Hope, and Wilke('s) Land in Antarctica discovered 1840-42. Oregon shown as part of the United States. Prominent Texas is separate from Mexico. "West India" (islands) appears oddly off Charleston area. "Australia" covers most of South Pacific, with New Holland name on Australia itself. A few very minor scuffs on paper box cover; minor scuff at Wilke
Land on globe. Overall exquisite informative globe in a charming display box;
all in excellent condition. I.D.#10137.
RARE
AMERICAN HOLBROOK HINGED SCHOOL GLOBE
  American.
Charles W. Holbrook. [Holbrook Apparatus Mfg Co.] untitled. 3" diameter orb
cut in half and hinged. Coated paper gores mounted on outside of orb while flat
hemispheric maps mounted within. Without meridian or mounting. Simple surface
but showing tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Australia still called New Holland
suggesting the gores were derived from an earlier pocket globe. Also shows a
nautical route in the Pacific. Unusual hemispheric teaching globe intended to
instruct children on the relationship between the earth on a globe and the flat
hemispheric maps seen in school atlases. Holbrook Apparatus Mfg Co.
Wethersfield, CT. c1855. Charles W. Holbrook (fl.1843-1873) was from Ohio but
lived in Wethersfield between 1854 and 1858. After that he returned to Berea,
Ohio. His work is scarce but we previously sold a salesman sample of a larger
mounted globe in a carrying box. He was most prolific in the period after the
Civil War when he imported orbs from England.
I.D.#10204.
(Have many more photos if needed)
RARE AMERICAN HOLBROOK HINGED SCHOOL GLOBE
American. Charles W. Holbrook. [Holbrook Apparatus Mfg
Co.] untitled. 3" diameter orb cut in half and hinged. Coated paper gores
mounted on outside of orb while flat hemispheric maps mounted within. Without
meridian or mounting. Simple surface but showing ecliptic and tropics of Cancer
and Capricorn. Australia still called New Holland suggesting the gores were
based on an earlier pocket globe. Without a nautical route in the Pacific.
Hemispheric teaching globe intended to instruct children on the relationship
between the earth on a globe and the flat hemispheric maps seen in school
atlases. This specimen shows American spelling to names and other differences to
that of c1855 (I.D.#10204) Holbrook Apparatus Mfg Co. Wethersfield, CT. c1858.
Charles W. Holbrook (fl.1843-1873) was from Ohio but lived in Wethersfield
between 1854 and 1858. After that he returned to Berea, Ohio. His personal work
is scarce but we previously sold a salesman sample of a larger mounted globe in
a carrying box. He was most prolific in the period after the Civil War when he
imported orbs from England. Outer surface worn from fingering, Africa and
Australia might have been recolored. In a silverplate dish mount.
I.D.#10367.
**New Addition** March 2009
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