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THBRand McNally & Co 18" Terrestrial Floor Globe
About Seller
1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery is a full-service auction gallery strategically located on Miami Circle in the historic Buckhead district of Atlanta, one of the Southeastern United States’ largest commercial and financial centers. The gallery is owned and operated by Robert Ahlers and his wife Chr...Read more
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About Auction
LiveOct 18, 2015 - Oct 19, 2015
Ahlers & Ogletree elizabeth@aandoauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Rand McNally & Company (American, founded 1856), circa 1925. A Rand McNally & Co 18" terrestrial floor globe, chromolithographed paper over plaster; the land masses with detailed cartography (faded) , oceans colored blue (also faded). Mean isothermal lines for January and July colored respectively blue and red. Submarine telegraph cables indicated by hatched line, International Date Line in red. Analemma or table of equation of time showing the sun's declination and the difference between the clock and sun every day in the year. Globe is marked with oval cartouche RAND, MCNALLY & COMPANY 18 INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Below cartouche 'Copyright by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago/ Made in U.S.A.' and with Explanatory Key Under Cartouche: Submarine Telegraph Cables thus Black, Mean Isothermal lines for January Blue, Mean Isothermal lines for July Red. Globe rests in wooden stand with paper horizon ring graduated in degrees in two directions, days of the month and houses of the Zodiac with names and symbols and also showing compass directions (faded with losses) supported on four curved quadrant supports to a gray distressed painted baluster turned upright issuing three downswept supports. Approximate height 38", diameter 24". Provenance: Property from the Private Collection of Helen Ballard, Atlanta, Georgia.
Condition
As a decorative piece, floor globe is structurally sound. There are many losses in the form of chips, dents and color fading. Globe does rotate however the iron meridian circle is loose on the stand.
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