A.H. Andrews & Co.
8-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
Chicago: c. 1880s
Brass stand
15.5 inches high; 9 inches diameter including meridian
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A.H. Andrews & Co. 8-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
Chicago: c. 1880s
Chicago: c. 1880s
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The eight-inch terrestrial globe is surmounted by a simple triangular hour pointer and has a printed north polar hour calotte, within a full brass meridian. The meridian is stationery but has an inner band characteristic of Andrews globes for rotating the globe 360 degrees The globe is raised on a brass stand with tapered stem and round base. Oceans are green, geographical entities are yellow, with some geographic entities outlined in green.
The Dakotas are named “DAK” as one territory, as they were until 1889. Eastern Oklahoma is shown as “IND TER” (Indian Territory), and Alaska (rather than “Russian America”) is shown. South Pass, Longs Pk. and Pikes Peak” are indicated in the Rocky Mountains. The outline of the southeastern point of Nevada extends to a full triangle, and Montana and Idaho are irregularly shaped. Mean isothermal lines, probably for January, are shown in blue, with associated degree numerals, but not indicated in key. Red isothermal lines for July are either not present or completely faded. Ocean currents are indicated in white. There is an elongated oval analemma.
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Cartouche: ANDREW’S/ Eight Inch/ TERRESTRIAL GLOBE/ with latest discoveries/ and Oceanic currents/ A.H. ANDREWS & Co. Chicago, Ill.
References:
How to Use Globes in the School and Family, 16th Ed., Chicago: A.H. Andrews & Company, 215-221 Wabash Avenue, 1888.