Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Globe
Object Number:
INV.14343
Date:
ca. 1847
Medium:
Wood, brass, paper, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. ( 56.5 x 52.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: in rectangular cartouche with indented corners on upper half of globe: "NEWTON'S / New and Improved / TERRESTRIAL GLOBE / Accurately delineated from the observations / of the most esteemed / Navigators and Travellers / To the Present Time / MANUF
Description:
Globe with brass girdle and four-legged wooden stand with circular horizontal frame with markings indicating months of the year and astrological divisions.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
