12 Inch Globe. / W. & A.K. Johnston Limited / 1890

12 Inch Globe. W. & A.K. Johnston Limited, 1890

12 Inch Globe. / W. & A.K. Johnston Limited / 1890

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Full Title: 12 Inch Globe by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, Geographers; Engravers & Printers, Edinburgh and London.

Author: W. & A.K. Johnston Limited

Date: 1890

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Author: W. & A.K. Johnston Limited

Date: 1890

Short Title: 12 Inch Globe.

Publisher: Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston

Type: Globe

Object Height cm: 30

Object Width cm: 30

Scale 1: 42,000,000

Note: No date; North and South Dakota; Rhodesia. According to Warner, American Globe and School Supply Company of Seneca Falls, New York, used W. & A.K. Johnston's gores for their 12 and 18 inch globes. This globe came from northern New York State and might be one of their productions, although their name does not appear on the globe. Globe includes isothermal lines for January and July and currents. Globe in full color, mounted on a three-footed brass base with a total height from base to top of 22 inches.

Reference: cf Warner p. 23 - Amer. Globe & School Supply.

World Area: World

Full Title: 12 Inch Globe by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, Geographers; Engravers & Printers, Edinburgh and London.

List No: 2478.000

Series No: 1

Published In: 12 Inch Globe by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, Geographers; Engravers & Printers, Edinburgh and London.

Publication Author: W. & A.K. Johnston Limited

Publication Date: 1890

Publication Reference: cf Warner p. 23 - Amer. Globe & School Supply.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 2478.000

Publication Type: Globe

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 30

Publication Width cm: 30

Image No: 2478000

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