ASSEMBLED PAIR OF JOSLIN TERRESTRIAL/CELESTIAL FLOOR GLOBES
Gilman Joslin (Boston, 1804-1886)
Manufactured by Gilman Joslin / Corrected to Date
Improved Globe, Boston...also Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1852 by Charles Copley....of the Southern District of New York
both with twelve gores, brass hour rings, both on similar ebonized, splayed tripod stands, one with painted decoration; globes 16"; 42"total h
First published by Brooklyn cartographer Charles Copley in 1852, but the detailed pair of 16-inch globes was not a commercial success. The Copley globes were subsequently re-published by Gilman Joslin of Boston from 1870 until the 1890s.
As is, loss and damage.
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 86 : ASSEMBLED PAIR OF JOSLIN TERRESTRIAL/CELESTIAL FLOOR GLOBES
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