Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Globe
Object Number:
Z.959
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, brass, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall (approx.): 39 x 29 x 29 in. (99.1 x 73.7 x 73.7 cm)
Marks:
engraved: on brass plaque affixed to top of base: "Presented to / WILLIAM K. JACOBS, JR. / by / Grateful Friends"
handwritten: in cartouche on surface of map: "NOVI ORBIS / TERRARUM DESCRIPIT / Auctor in Venetia / Anno C I ) I ) ( X X II / Gui. . . L. .
Description:
Hand-painted globe suspended within brass girdle mounted atop a turned post; wooden stand with circular horizontal frame supported by four turned legs framing shaped horizontal base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
