Gilman Joslin, Boston: c. 1830s to 1850s
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Gilman Joslin/Josiah Loring |
The terrestrial globe surmounted by an brass hour pointer, the North Polar hour calotte printed with hour ring, and having a full brass meridian, within a circular horizon band with engraved paper calendar and zodiac, raised on a turned maple stand with four legs joined by a cross stretcher. The oceans are cream colored and geographical features are outlined in green with some green shading, and scattered red line outlining. United States has relatively early cartography. Russian America indicated. States and territories in United States colored green, Mexico uncolored (same cream color as oceans). This globe was reissued by Joslin in later editions in the 1860s. This globe was made by Josiah Loring, or by Gilman Joslin, successor to Josiah Loring’s Boston globemaking business. Trapezoidal Cartouche: LORING’S/ Nine and half Inch/ TERRESTRIAL/ GLOBE./ BOSTON – JOSIAH LORING./ Drawn and Engraved by W.H. Annin/ [NO DATE INDICATED] |