Uppsula: A.D.A. Edita, 1766. Globe. 68" tall, 24" wide at base. Globe diameter is 24", horizon band diameter is 32". Calibrated full brass meridian ring. Outstanding eighteenth century Swedish globe with Rococo cartouche and unusually tall 20th century custom built library stand. This globe is the rare first edition of 1766 and does not include the later updates of Cooks travels and exploration of Eastern Australia. A giant Sea of the West or 'Mer de L'Ouest' is shown in the Pacific..... More

London: 1831. Miniature globe in turned walnut case with domed lid. 1.5 inch diameter. 12 hand colored globe gores with original varnish and metal pins at each pole which enable the globe to spin in the case. Cartouche set in north Pacific. Stains along the equator in the Pacific. This terrestrial globe is the smallest version made by Newton and Berry (Sumira p. 189). Wonderful detail included for such a small globe. The track of Captain Cook's final voyage of..... More

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1892. Tabletop globe. 6 inch diameter. 10.75" tall with iron axis and rounded pyramid cap, mounted on a turned wood stand with circular base. 12 lithographed color gores over wood. Oval cartouche in north Pacific. Some general light spotting, some soiling along edges of gores, wear to gores at poles. This educational tabletop globe is one of the earliest globes made by the cartographic publishing company Rand McNally. The firm was part of the burgeoning..... More