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Vintage French Modern Illuminated Glass Globe Terrestre by Girard et Barrère
By Gerard Barrère
Thomas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Girard et Barrère illuminated terrestrial glass globe illustrating major shipping routes, ca. 1968
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Brass
A decorative pair of rare table globes in a fine condition.
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
library, could be without such a pair of terrestrial and celestial globes. Towards the end of his studies
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Globes
Materials
Other
$49,082 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Industrial Style Manually Operational Astrological Planetarium
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial-style astrological chart with terrestrial tin litho globe and light feature. Unique
Category
Vintage 1950s American Globes
Materials
Metal, Steel, Tin
Rare Antique Map of Southwestern Europe and West Africa by V.M. Coronelli, 1692
By Vincenzo Coronelli
Located in Langweer, NL
, represents Southwestern Europe and West Africa. A segment of Coronelli's monumental 42-inch terrestrial globe
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Maps
Materials
Paper
$2,332 Sale Price
20% Off
Terrestrial Table Globe by Félix Delamarche, Paris, 1821
By Félix Delamarche
Located in Milano, IT
Terrestrial table globe
Félix Delamarche
Paris, 1821
It measures 20.47 in height, Ø max 14.17 in
Category
Antique 1820s French Restauration Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Pocket Globe, Lane, London 1815
By Lane
s
Located in Milano, IT
the inscription:
LANE’s
pocket
GLOBE
LONDON
1815
On the terrestrial globe, a large part of Africa is
Category
Antique 1810s English Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
Pair of Miniature Globes Lane’s on Tripod Bases, London post 1833, ante 1858
By Lane
s
Located in Milano, IT
circle. The two spheres differ in color.
Both globes, the terrestrial and celestial, rest on their
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Maps
Materials
Paper, Wood
A terrestrial seven inches globe, signed Felix Delamache, France 1845.
By Félix Delamarche
Located in Milan, IT
Engraved wooden and paper maché globe. Equator resting on four quarter meridians on a turned black
Category
Antique 1840s Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pocket Globe, Nicholas Lane, London, post 1779
By Nicholas Lane
Located in Milano, IT
cartouche, there is:
1776 Prockter fc.
On the terrestrial globe, a large part of southern and central
Category
Antique 1780s English Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere Charles-François Delamarche Paris, 1805-1810 Circa
By Charles Francois Delamarche
Located in Milano, IT
Moon and the Sun, rotate around the terrestrial globe.
The sphere is composed of six horizontal and
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Scientific Instruments
Materials
Paper, Wood
Early 20th Century Desk Globe
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful physical and political terrestrial table globe on bronze base and plaster sphere with
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Floor Standing Globes by Gilman Joslin
By Gilman Joslin
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
terrestrial celestial globe inscribed ‘Manufactured by Gilman Joslin’ and ‘Improved Globe Boston’. American
Category
Antique 19th Century American Maps
Materials
Iron
$66,999 / set
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, ante 1798
By Charles Francois Delamarche
Located in Milano, IT
, etc.
Even the small terrestrial globe is covered with printed paper: continents and oceans appear
Category
Antique 1790s French Other Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood, Paper
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, ante 1798
By Charles Francois Delamarche
Located in Milano, IT
, etc.
Even the small terrestrial globe is covered with printed paper: continents and oceans appear
Category
Antique 1790s French Other Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood, Paper
Decorative Original Antique Map of Normandy, France, circa 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
. Cornelli produced more than one hundred terrestrial and celestial globes, several hundred maps, and a
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Stavoren by Coronelli, 1706
Located in Langweer, NL
, cartographer and globe maker. He was very infuential, compiled and engraved over 500 maps. His most well known
Category
Antique 18th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
$107 Sale Price
20% Off
1751 Map of Spain Castilla Robert De Vaugondy 1st Edition, Ric.a001
Located in Norton, MA
, since 1742, the methodical tables of Nicolas Sanson, two Globes, one terrestrial, the other celestial
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Maps
Materials
Paper
Dunbar Illuminated Terrestrial Globe
By Edward Wormley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rand McNally terrestrial globe with stand designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Globes
A Regency Terrestrial Globe.
By John
William Cary
Located in New York, NY
A Regency 21" terrestrial globe, by J. & W. Cary, on a mahogany ring-turned baluster support with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Globes
Materials
Wood
$125,000
19th Century Terrestrial Globe
By W.
A.K. Johnston
Located in Aspen, CO
A 19th century terrestrial globe by W. & A.K. Johnson LTD. William Johnson (1802-1888) and Andrew
Category
Antique 1850s Globes
Materials
Wood
Mini Terrestrial Globe (GMD#1214)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Miniature Terrestrial Globe on Wood Stand (c.Mid20thC)
(Showroom Closing/Liquidation, Now on final
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Victorian terrestrial globe on stand
By W.
D. Johnson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late Victorian terrestrial globe on mahogany stand, by W. &D. Johnson, London & Edinburgh, the
Category
Antique 19th Century British Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Terrestrial Globe "J. Forest"
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
before 1917.
Maker's trademark "Terrestrial Globe, Scale to 65 million (one millimeter to65 km
Category
Early 20th Century French Globes
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Terrestrial Globe
By Rigobert Bonne
Located in New York, NY
, 1999); Stephenson, E.L. Terrestrial and Celestial Globes (Yale, 1921); Tooley, R.V. Tooley's Dictionary
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Globes
$150,000
Pair of Regency Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
By Kirkwood
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of 12” Regency celestial and terrestrial globes, each globe enclosed by an engraved
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Regency Globes
Materials
Mahogany
$39,500 / set
19th Century English Johnston
s Terrestrial Globe
By W.
A.K. Johnston
Located in San Francisco, CA
Terrestrial Globe containing the latest Geographical Disrobrries, 1873. W. A&K Johnstons, Geographers and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Globes
Terrestrial Globe
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
A 12 inch diameter terrestrial Columbus globe dating to the early 1930s. It has 12 gores depicting
Category
Vintage 1930s English Globes
Phillips "Challenge" Terrestrial Globe, 1958
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Phillips "Challenge" terrestrial globe dated 1958 on an Art Deco style stand with map space under.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
English 1930s Tinplate Terrestrial Globe
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A 1930s English tinplate terrestrial globe. Wear consistent with age. Great looking vintage item
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Scientific Instruments
Materials
Tin
Vintage Terrestrial Globe, 1970s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This Vintage Terrestrial globe was made in the 1970s in the former Czechoslovakia for school supply
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
Early French Terrestrial Globe
By Guillaume Delisle
Located in New York, NY
standards.
Delisle produced his first terrestrial 1699; this smaller table globe was produced in 1766. The
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Globes
Materials
Paper, Wood
1960s Illuminated Terrestrial Globe
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
Good quality iron and slate framed globe in the manner of Jacques Adnet. The paper coated glass
Category
Vintage 1960s French Globes
Materials
Iron
Vintage Art Deco Terrestrial Globe
By George F. Cram
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Art Deco globe on a bronzed color metal stand. Made by George F Cram Company, USA. This
Category
20th Century American Globes
Materials
Paper
Terrestrial Globe World Mappemonde Napoleon Three
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
This globe is in good general condition, the base, the end caps, the mechanism are in very good
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Globes
Materials
Acrylic
Late 19th Century Terrestrial Globe, French
Located in Firenze, IT
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By Charles Delagrave, Paris. On eb...
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Globes
Materials
Paper
White French Limestone Terrestrial Globe with Metal Stand, Provence
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, FR
A one of the kind original decorative element, this wonderful terrestrial globe is composed of
Category
20th Century French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Limestone
Terrestrial Globe on Stand by Wagner
Debes
By Wagner
Debes
Located in Sheffield, MA
A German 12? terrestrial library globe by Wagner & Debes, Lehrm-Anst, of Leipzig on a mahogany
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Globes
Materials
Brass
Pair of Scottish Parquet Celestial-Terrestrial Globes by Kirkwood
By Kirkwood
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of celestial-terrestrial parquet globes.Edited by Kirkwwod,Edimburgh 1.820.
Mahogany bases on
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Globes
Materials
Brass
Small Terrestrial Globe by Jan Felkl
Sohn, circa 1890
By Jan Felkl
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Rostock near Prague, Bohemia, circa 1890, signed, Erdglobus. J. Felkl & Sohn. Rostock b. Prag“ colored paper on plaster, brass and ebonized wood, very good condition.
Category
Antique 1880s Czech Belle Époque Globes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Replogle Terrestrial Globe Brass Stand
By Paul McCobb
Located in Miami, FL
Old globe by Reploge. It tilts and pivots on its axis. Stand is constructed of brass and has a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Brass
Set of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes
By Cary
Located in Houston, TX
.
Terrestrial globe: Cary's new terrestrial globe, delineated From the best authorities extant: Exhibiting the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Other Globes
Pair of Cary
s Terrestrial and Celestial Globes
By John
William Cary
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Cary’s terrestrial and celestial globes, each globe enclosed by an engraved brass
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Globes
Materials
Mahogany
$65,000 / set
American 18-inch Terrestrial Floor Globe
By Rand McNally
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930s; Rand McNally & Company, Chicago. The terrestrial globe surmounted by a brass hour
Category
American Globes
Pair of George III Terrestrial and Celestial Table Globes
By Cary’s
Located in New York, NY
stretcher centered by a compass. The terrestrial globe is inscribed 'CARY's NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE DELINEATED
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Globes
Materials
Brass
An Important 33-inch Terrestrial Library Globe By Malby
By Malby
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Malby’s Terrestrial Globe/Compiled from the latest & most authentic Sources/ Including All the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Globes
Materials
Wood, Papier Mâché, Watercolor, Paper
Matched Pair of Antique Globes by Newton, Son
Berry. English, Circa 1834
Located in New York, NY
A rare matched pair of 9" Celestial and Terrestrial globes by Newton, Son and Berrys, both dated
Category
Antique 19th Century English George IV Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Terrestrial Library Floor Globe
By W.
A.K. Johnston
Located in New York, NY
JOHNSTON, W. and A. K.
An 18-inch Terrestrial Library Floor Globe
J. Nystrom & Co
Chicago
c
Category
Early 20th Century American Globes
Materials
Mahogany, Papier Mâché, Paper
Antique Pair of Cary
s Table Globes, circa 1800 and 1816
By Cary
Located in New York, NY
ring held perpendicular to a horizontal wooden ring applies with zodiac scales, the terrestrial globe
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Globes
Terrestrial Globe in Lithographed Paper and Cast Iron, J.Lebègue
Cie – Late 19
By J. Lebegue
Cie
Located in HÉRIC, FR
19th-century globe by J. Lebègue & Cie. This globe features a sturdy mount and a cast iron tripod
Category
Antique 19th Century French Maps
Materials
Iron
French Art Deco Terrestre Table Globe J. Forest
By J. Forest
Located in Seattle, WA
J. Forest (editor and globe maker)
Globe terrestre
7-inch terrestrial table globe
Paris, circa
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Globes
Materials
Brass
John Senex Pair of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes
By John Senex
Located in New York, NY
John Senex (1678-1740)
John Senex's Terrestrial and Celestial Globes
London
1756
Globes each 12
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Globes
Materials
Wood, Papier Mâché, Paper
$190,000 / set
A Pair of Tall Georgian Library Globes
Located in New York, NY
circa 1750
A Pair of English 15 Inch Library Globes
The Terrestrial, with figural cartouche
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Globes
Materials
Wood, Papier Mâché, Paper
Eighteenth Century Swedish Library Globes
By Anders Ackerman and Frederik Akrel
Located in New York, NY
workshop for the production of globes. His first globes, a terrestrial and a celestial one, were published
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Globes
Pair of Library Globes Showing Discoveries in Texas
By John
William Newton
Located in New York, NY
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Newton’s New and Improved Terrestrial Globe;
Embracing every recent discovery in the present time
Category
Antique 19th Century English Globes
Materials
Mahogany
$125,000 / set
Pair of 19th Century Newton, Son
Berry Terrestrial and Celestial Globes
By Newton, Son
Berry
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A pair of Newton, Son & Berry terrestrial and celestial globes made in London, circa 1836. Marked
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Maps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Rand McNally Globe
Located in Seattle, WA
Rand McNally Company, Chicago. 12 inches W terrestrial globe. Early to mid-20th century on a turned
Category
Mid-20th Century Maps
Pair of Terrestrial and Celestial Table Globes
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 8-inch terrestrial and celestial table globes on Regency mahogany stands.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Globes
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Terrestrial Globes For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of terrestrial globes available for sale. Each of these unique terrestrial globes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paper and metal. There are all kinds of terrestrial globes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Terrestrial globes bearing mid-century modern or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made terrestrial globes over the years, but those made by George Philip
Son, Cary’s and Rand McNally
Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
Finding the Right Globes for You
Antique and vintage globes can prove unique and interesting accents to your living space, whether on their own as provocative conversation pieces or part of a small collection dotting the shelves where your sculptures and other decorative objects live.
Globes are among the most ancient of scientific instruments. During the Age of Exploration, they were vital for navigation, bringing sailors home after perilous journeys on different trade routes. Globes didn’t just detail continental formations, they might also show astronomical positions — adventurous seafarers of the day would rely on stars’ positions in traveling the great waters ahead of them. Antique globes offer a glimpse into specific time periods and how peoples of the past navigated the world around them. These were tools that identified a region’s borders, the names of countries, territories and more as the Earth’s geography was once known or imagined. As information about a place became available to geographers over time, globes became more accurate.
Not all globes depict the Earth and its countries, landmasses and bodies of water. The models that do are known as terrestrial globes, while globes that detail the position of the stars and other heavenly bodies are called celestial globes.
Quite surprisingly, the construction of globes remains relatively unchanged from the 16th century. The base starts as two papier-mâché hemispheres, which have a wooden support pillar attached via the north and south poles. The hemispheres are joined with glue or sewn with string and are subsequently topped with more paper or even thin fabric. Lastly, the globe is covered with plaster, ready for the design to be pasted on top.
Perhaps even more surprising is that the decorative function of globes has not changed much since the 16th century. They’ve been given as gifts for hundreds of years, as globes have always been beautiful objects whether they’re in your home office or your living room, lining your mantel alongside other globes of different sizes. Recent globe designs offer modern variations in style and features, such as interior lighting, automatic rotation and more.
Today, vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or decorative home accents in a bedroom or foyer. This likely owes to wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design. Decorating with globes is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes. Antique globes add welcome doses of color and contrast to a house or apartment’s neutral corners, their sea blues and algae greens popping against reclaimed wood interiors or stone fireplaces.
On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic antique and vintage globes including mid-century modern, Georgian, Art Deco editions and more.
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