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Large Victorial tterrestrial table globe surmounted by metal hour disk, in stationery full calibrated metal meridian, raised on monopod stand with central turned wooden standard and cast iron round base decorated with classical repeating leaf/flower decoration, ending in 3 anthemion-form curved pointed feet. Oceans green. Geographical entities beige and green. Warm and cold currents and trade winds indicated by wavy white lines.
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Cartouche: H. SCHEDLER'S/ TERRESTRIAL/ GLOBE/ 12 IN. DIAMETER/ Compiled from the latest and most authentic Sources/ including all the recent/ GEOGR. DISCOVERIES./ CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL LINES OF OCEANIC/ Steam Communication & Submarine Telegraphs,/ PAT NOV. 24TH 1868. COPYRIGHT 1889./ Mfgd. By ROBERT T. GAIR, New York/ U.S.A.