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Code 8624
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1791628805Code 8624 Terrestrial GlobeTerrestrial globe published in the second half of the 19th century by the French geographer and cartographer Charles Périgot; in addition to the geographical map, ocean currents are depicted. Papier-mâché and plaster sphere covered with lithographed paper gores; turned, ebonized wood base complete with an engraved brass meridian ring. Good condition; shows signs of use; base has restored signs of woodworm; good legibility. Dimensions: 14 x 30 cm (5.5 x 12 in).
Charles Périgot was a French geographer, cartographer, and historian—born in Rouen in 1828 and died in Créteil in 1885—renowned for revolutionizing geography education in 19th-century French schools through famous school atlases, as well as numerous globes and wall maps produced for major publishers such as Delagrave.
The earliest known terrestrial globe is the one attributed by the historian and geographer Strabo to the Greek scholar Crates of Mallus (c. 150 BC). The first globes of the early 16th century were created in the wake of the great geographical explorations; they were immediately put to educational use in princely courts, monasteries, and colleges, eventually making their way into universities and schools at all levels. In the 18th century, Didier Robert de Vaugondy—official geographer to King Louis XV of France—drew upon his globe-making expertise to expand the *Encyclopédie* entry on "Globe." He provided a detailed explanation of the distinction between a celestial globe (depicting the concave surface of the heavens and their constellations) and a terrestrial globe (depicting the Earth's surface, including seas, islands, rivers, cities, etc.), as well as the techniques used to construct them. These involved pressing and molding papier-mâché hemispheres over or inside a hemispherical mold; once dried and internally reinforced with a wooden axis, the hemispheres were glued together and coated with a thin layer of plaster. Onto this base, map segments—known as "gores"—were pasted; typically numbering twelve, these paper strips (printed from copperplate engravings and hand-colored) each covered 30 degrees of longitude. It was during the 19th century—an era marked by expanding trade, increased mobility, and the introduction of compulsory schooling—that the growing desire to learn about distant lands rendered the traditional globe-making method inadequate. Maps printed from engraved plates no longer suffice, and the only truly viable resource becomes lithography; this process allows for the printing and timely updating of maps that—as geographical discoveries are made across various countries—become obsolete ever more rapidly.
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Code 8624 Terrestrial Globe
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