The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-18
rariety of sea monsters depicted upon

variety OF sea monsters depicted upon
them.
A terrestrial globe that must have ex-
cited .ne cupidity of all geographers
since Charles ", duke of Lorraine
presented it to the Church, of Notre
Dame de Sion, is now preserved in the
municipal library at Nancy. 1t is about
IL inches in circumference and is made
OF chased silver gilt, having the land
| poftlons-including the new world
which appears as a portion of Eastern
Asia-represented bv fine gliding and
| the oceans by azure blue enamel.
The Academy of Science at st. Peters,
purg boasts of several noteworthy mod
els OF the earth. including one of copper
| that is seven feet in diameter, but all
Of them sink into insignifcance when
compared with the famous Gottorp
giobe which is also preserved there
| rms is a conical sphere II feet in di-
ameter and contains a table with sit
| .ihs accommodation around it for a
| dozen scientists, who are not usually of
| an abnormal size. The exterior rep
resents the terrestrial globe, and the in
| terror shows the heavens. the stars be-
ing distinguished according to their
magnitude by gilt nails of divers sizes,
Inc stars. consultations and heavens
generally by means of some ingenious
mechanicism can be moved so that their
position both rising and setting can be
Illustrated. This mammoth model was
named after the original globe of Got
torp' and was presented by Frederick
~. or Denmark to Peter the Great
who was SO delighted with it that he
mad 1t transported by water to Revel,
and afterward by means of rollers and
sledges to ST. Petersburg.
DT Roger Longs famous globe was
llned inside with tin, and the heavenly
bodies depicted thereon were visible in
england on the horizon of Cambridge.
Ii 4.
fewer than 30 persons, and had an en-
TRANCE by six steps placed over the
south pole.
As far as London is concerned the
largest globe the city has seen was
erected by Mr.. Abrahams in Leicester
square for Mr.. Wyld in 1915. This
great globe was no less than go feet
four inches in diameter-that is--on a
scale of one-seven hundred thousandth
OF nature, or about II miles to the
inch. It remained on view until 1861,
when it was sold and the building
pulled down.
When this building was about to be
erected the equestrian statue of George
L.. which stood in the center of the
square, was taken down and buried.
but on the great globe being removed
1t was unearthed and replaced in its
former position, but minus a leg.
Where that statue is at the present mo |
i~'iN ~ - 'LiboS9lbiC " say, Jul III 1919
1t was sold for the magnificent sum
Of 4l6-not very eXtravagant amount
for work of art to which the adjective
beautiful was applied by the author
Of Payne's "Iilustra ted London
Proba bly, the heaviest globe now in
existence is that remarkable model of
the earth in Portland stone. standing
10 feet and weighing 40 tons. that ex-
cites the wonder and admiration of, all
visitors to Swanage in the vicinity of
which it stands. on Durlston head. An
even heavier model took a very promi-
nent part in the Quebec carnival of
1896 hut as it represented the world in
ice it can no longer be said to COM
pete with the Dorsetshire heavyweight.