Rand, McNally & Co's. New Eighteen Inch Terrestrial Globe. / Rand McNally and Company / 1894

Rand, McNally & Co's. New Eighteen Inch Terrestrial Globe. Rand McNally and Company, 1894

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Full Title: Rand, McNally & Co's. New Eighteen Inch Terrestrial Globe ... Copyright, 1894, by Rand, McNally & Co.

Author: Rand McNally and Company

Date: 1894

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Author: Rand McNally and Company

Date: 1894

Short Title: Rand, McNally & Co's. New Eighteen Inch Terrestrial Globe.

Publisher: Chicago: Rand McNally

Type: Globe

Object Height cm: 46

Object Width cm: 46

Scale 1: 28,000,000

Note: Rand McNally's first globe was a 12" terrestrial produced in 1887 (Warner). This 18" floor globe appeared seven years later and is an impressive production. The graphic elements are very clearly rendered, in the best fashion of wax engraving. A horizon ring is still employed, with a metal stand that is unique and unusual, apparently of the "Aesthetic Revival" school of design that flourished at the end of the 19th century. Isothermal lines are shown for January and July, as are submarine telegraph cables. The gores show a water mark "& Sons" with a "96" below, so this globe had been issued in 1896. The political geography is pre 1898 and the Spanish American War (see Cuba, etc.). Total height from base to top of globe is 48 inches.

Reference: cf Warner p121; cf Dekker p139-41.

World Area: World

Full Title: Rand, McNally & Co's. New Eighteen Inch Terrestrial Globe ... Copyright, 1894, by Rand, McNally & Co.

List No: 4225.000

Series No: 1

Published In: Rand, McNally & Co's. New Eighteen Inch Terrestrial Globe ... Copyright, 1894, by Rand, McNally & Co.

Publication Author: Rand McNally and Company

Publication Date: 1894

Publication Reference: cf Warner p121; cf Dekker p139-41.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 4225.000

Publication Type: Globe

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 46

Publication Width cm: 46

Image No: 4225000

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