James Ferguson 12-inch Terrestrial Globe

Description:

James Ferguson 12-inch Terrestrial Globe, made and sold by Wm. Bardin, No. 16 Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, made up of twelve hand-colored gores, two polar callottes, engraved brass meridian ring, engraved and printed horizon band, hour pointer at pole, California depicted as a long peninsula, red-stained beech base with cross-stretcher, ht. 16 in.
Estimate $400-600

printed gores overall nice condition but 2/3 varnish loss over globe, poles with small wear around them, horizon band with some losses, base needs to be re-glued.


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