Globus Terraqueus; Adcuratissimas descriptiones adornalus cura
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. The globe, in original color, 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..... More