Very rare 32cm/12,5 inch terrestrial globe by Klinger – circa 1850-70
€1,600
Country of manufacture
France
Description
Rare 32cm diameter example of a terrestrial globe edited in French by Abel Klinger in Nuremberg. Klinger globes of this size and on such a mount with a meridian semicircle are very rare.
Good general condition despite some marks of use and a scratch on the lower part of the globe where the meridian is screwed to the foot.
The globe is mounted in exotic turned wood and comes with its original compass, complete with its needle in working order .
Nice example of this very rare model of a terrestrial globe by Klinger in French.
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Le Zograscope
Established by Alexandre Piffault in 2014 and based in Paris at 5 rue de Condé, 75006, very close to Odéon, Le Zograscope specializes in antique and rare books in Science, Medicine and Technology, and rare antique instruments in the same fields. We have especially a strong interest in early and continental microscopy, early and special mathematical/drawing instruments, medical and surgical instrument, and rare technology.
