The celestial pocket globe, with wooden axis pins at the poles, having engraved and hand colored gores, set within a spherical conforming hinged papier mache fishskin-covered case, fitted with two hooks and eyes, the interior of the case lacquered orange as issued. A nearly identical globe, in the collection of the Duke of Windsor, was sold by Sothebys. Case closes completely. Tracks of explorers shown with blank lines. Interior map of the world in ancient Rome similarly colored.
Case closes completely.