Globe
W. and A. K. Johnson Ltd.
Category
Globes
Date
1870
Materials
mahogany, paper & metal
Measurements
1060 x 610 mm
Place of origin
Edinburgh
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288462.1
Summary
Pair of terrestial and celestial globes on mahogany stands with a turned stem and tripod. a) The globe is coloured and inscribed; 'Johnston's eighteen inch terrestial globe containing the latest geographical discoveries...geographers and engravers to the Queen...Edinburgh'. A metal scale surrounds the globe vertically and a wooden ring surrounds it horizontally. A compass is fitted under the base.
Marks and inscriptions
Johnston's eighteen inch terrestial globe containing the lastest geographical discoveries/geographers and engravers to the Queen/Edinburgh. (inscribed)
Makers and roles
W. and A. K. Johnson Ltd. , manufacturer