James Wyld
12-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
Charing Cross, East London: 1851
Turned ebonized stand
17.5 inches high; 17 inches diameter overall
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12-Inch Victorian Table Globe
James Wyld, London: 1851
James Wyld, London: 1851
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A terrestrial globe, surmounted by brass hour disc at North Pole, in full graduated brass meridian, the horizon with hand-colored engraved paper calendar and zodiac, supported an ebonized stand, having four turned legs joined by X-form turned cross-stretchers, ending in tapered feet.
Geographic entities in subtle (faded) shades of cream, light green, pink, some with broad green outlining, some with red, pink, and yellow thinner outlining. Oregon and New California shown as territories shown in western United States Rocky Mountains called “Mountains.” Texas indicated, separate by outline from Mexico. Alaska called Russian America. Oceans cream colored.
James Wyld (1812-1887) followed in the footsteps of his father, James Wyld Senior, as a geographer and cartographer. His firm was in operation from about 1837 to 1893 at addresses at Charing Cross and West Strand, producing a general variety of table and floor globes. Wyld is best known for renting land in Leicester Square where he constructed a Great Globe, 20 meters in diameter. He also re-issued the Addison/Malby 3 foot diameter globe.
Cartouche: WYLD’S/ Globe of the Earth/ WITH THE LATEST DISCOVERIES/ London Published by JAMES WYLD, Charing Cross East/ 1851