Accession No
6496
Brief Description
19-inch “slate” surface terrestrial globe, by George Philip and Son Ltd., English, 20th Century
Origin
England; London
Maker
George Philip and Son Ltd.
Class
cartography; demonstration
Earliest Date
1900
Latest Date
2000
Inscription Date
Material
metal (aluminium(?), brass); rope; paint; hide (leather)
Dimensions
diameter 483mm; height 590mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Christie's South Kensington, 85 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3LD, on or before 22/04/2010. Lot number 75 from Travel, Science and Natural History.
Inscription
PHILIPS’
“SLATE” SURFACE GLOBE
(19” diameter)
George Philip and Son, Ltd
12-14 Long Acre, London W.C.1,
Made in Great Britain
Description Notes
19-inch “ slate” surface terrestrial globe, by George Philip and Son, Ltd., 20th century.
Sphere made up of two metallic hemispheres. Surface painted with black matt blackboard paint, allowing it to be temporarily marked by chalk. Coastlines are painted white; lines of longitude and latitude are marked into surface. No other cartographical features shown.
Brass axis with leather handles attached at top of globe and string allowing suspension.
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Events
Description
The surface of this globe has been painted with black matt blackboard paint, allowing it to be temporarily marked with chalk. Coastlines are painted white; lines of longitude and latitude are marked into the surface. No other cartographical features are shown. George Philip & Sons, the firm that produced this globe, was founding in 1834 in Liverpool and was primarily a publisher of maps and atlases. The establishment of the firm’s London Geological Institute functioned as a production-house for maps and atlases and enabled Philip & Sons to venture into globe manufacturing in 1902.
14/01/2014
Created by: Allison Ksiazkiewicz on 14/01/2014
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