Accession No
3732
Brief Description
pair of 7-inch globes (celestial and terrestrial), by Charles François Delamarche, French, 1791 (c)
Origin
France; Paris; Rue du Foin St. Jacques
Maker
Delamarche, Charles François
Class
cartography; astronomy
Earliest Date
1791
Latest Date
1791
Inscription Date
Material
paper; wood
Dimensions
celestial globe height 410mm; horizontal ring diameter 275mm terrestrial globe height 415mm; diameter of horizontal ring 285mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Christie’s, London, England, 1982.
Inscription
‘A PARIS Chez le Sieur Delamarche géo. Rue du Foin St. Jacq. au Collège de Me Gervais’ (celestial globe)
‘Dressé Par Delamarche Géogr. Rue du Foin St. Jaques. A PARIS An. 1791’
Description Notes
pair of 7-inch globes (celestial and terrestrial), by Charles François Delamarche, French, c. 1791. Both have plaster spheres with printed paper gores.
Pillar stand of turned light wood supports 4 pasteboard arms and horizon ring. Globe suspended in pasteboard meridian ring. Meridian ring inscribed ‘Dégrés d’Elévation du Pôle’. Horizon ring marked with compass points, signs of the zodiac and calendar. Celestial globe printed with constellations and pictorial representations.
References
Events
Description
Celestial globes modelled the heavens and the location of stars in relation to one another. Used to chart the location of the Earth in the universe and for geodesic calculations, these globes were useful in solving navigational and astronomical problems. The introduction of new printing technologies into the map-making industry rendered globes more widely available than earlier periods. Often they were sold as a set of two globes: celestial and terrestrial. This set of celestial and terrestrial globes was made by Charles-François Delamarche (1740–1811) who founded Maison Delamarche in Paris, which was one of the most successful map and globe-making firms in the second half of the eighteenth century. Maison Delamarche was the first French globe-maker to pursue the educational market and produce affordable globes for the general public. They continued production for most of the nineteenth century, under the management of Delamarche's son Félix and other successors.
14/01/2014
Created by: Allison Ksiazkiewicz on 14/01/2014
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