8 Inch Terrestrial Waverley Globe on Stand

Description

"The Book of Knowledge: The Waverley Globe" is the title on the cartouche of this 8 inch Globe on Stand. It is set within a brass half meridian and mounted on a turned ebonised stand. With a good antique surface, and overall excellent condition, there is a stable old crack of about 3 inches along the Equatorial line (as shown in the photographs). The globe can be dated to the late 1920's, as it shows Constantinople; after 1930 this city became Istanbul.

Height: 39.00cm (15.35 inches)
Diameter: 14.50cm (5.71 inches)

Condition

With a good antique surface, and overall excellent condition, there is a stable old crack of about 3 inches along the Equatorial line (as shown in the photographs)

Date

Circa 1929

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