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The Greatest Grid: On view through April 15, 2012, the George Glazer Gallery has loaned several maps and views of Manhattan to the Museum of the City of New York for the special exhibition The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011. The maps and views are also reproduced and described in the accompanying exhibition book. Read more here.
BusinessUSVI: A table globe from the gallery decorates the cover of the premiere issue of this new magazine, launched November 2011 and published in the Virgin Islands. See it here.
Forbes Life: George is among the experts from Sotheby's, Christie's and prominent New York galleries who are quoted in an article about map collecting in the November 2011 supplement to Forbes Magazine. Read what he had to say.
Global Reach: Vintage globes from our gallery are in the "pop-up concept boutique" installed by Partners & Spade of New York in the Hong Kong department store Lane Crawford for the summer of 2011. Read more.
We're In: In November 2010 we were accepted as members of the Art and Antiques Dealers League of America, the main organization of its kind in the US. Member dealers must meet high standards of quality and ethical standards.
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Antiques Roadshow Insider: The April 2010 issue of this magazine for fans of the PBS show quoted George extensively in an article on collecting antique globes. Read what he had to say.
The Well-Appointed Room: This highly successful auction at Doyle New York showcased items from our Gallery. See photos of the preview exhibition and items sold here.
- Georgian Stand: Kittinger 8-inch terrestrial table globe on a four-legged wooden Georgian style stand, c. 1924-30 (Jan. 23)
- Into the Forest: J. Forest 9-inch terrestrial table globe on an ebonized stand, c. 1927-30 (Jan. 18)
- Forest Restoration: We've just restored this 20-inch J. Forest floor globe, French Art Deco, c. 1924-30 (Dec. 29)
- Brass Band: A.H. Andrews 8-inch terrestrial table globe on brass stand with full brass meridian, Chicago: c. 1880s (Dec. 27)
- Sterling Silver Sphere: The city of Jerusalem represented as a raised relief globe clad in silver, 1980s-1990s (Nov. 28)
- The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire: George Philip & Son pair of 6-inch globes on Art Deco stands (Nov. 14)
- Moll This Over: Hermann Moll terrestrial pocket globe in celestial case produced in London c. 1775 (Nov. 8)
- Limit of Bananas: Joslin 9.5-inch terrestrial table globe, 1869, includes physical geography related to temperate zones (Sept. 21)
- Under the Dome: Malby 3-inch terrestrial pocket globe, 1853, in mahogany box with dome lid (Sept. 7)
- King of the Hill: Nathaniel Hill 2.75-inch pocket globe with celestial case, London: 1754 (Aug. 31)
- That Explains a Lot: Broadside for 1852 Manhattan real estate sale by Anthony J. Bleecker showing three maps of lots (Feb. 1)
- 67,000 Photos=1 Map: Hermann Bollmann's team used 67,000 photos to draw this 1962 bird's-eye view of Manhattan (Feb. 1)
- All About Brooklyn: Lengthy, copiously illustrated history book of Brooklyn published in 1884 (Dec. 30)
- The Lure of Long Island: Pictorial map of Long Island showing people enjoying recreational activities, 1947 (Dec. 5)
- Limited Edition Long Island: Large, rare map of Long Island co-designed by F.H.B. Byrne and C.P. Hornung 1929 (Dec. 5)
- Sew Unusual: Unusual, probably unique, needlepoint pictorial map of Long Island, c. 1930s-40s (Nov. 14)
- East End: Two scenes of daily life in the late 1940s on Manhattan's Upper East Side, color prints (Sept. 23)
- "Indians Live Here": 1930s pictorial map of Martha's Vineyard shows lighthouses, roads, landmark buildings, etc. (Sept. 7)
- A-Bomb at the Atoll: Commemorative naval philatelic certificate for 1946 atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll (Sept. 1)
- See My Sea Mine: Trench art model trophy in the form of a sea mine, presented to a naval commander in 1963 (Jan. 25)
- Coral Concert: Just added two specimens of white coral (Jan. 24)
- Military Brass: Model of a light house, likely made by a soldier from a brass artillery shell and other metals c. 1940s (Jan. 23)
- Trench Art: Model of a twin-engine World War II bomber, likely made by a soldier from copper ammunition shells c. 1940s (Dec. 27)
- Antique Bezique: Two pairs of decorative bezique or whist card game counters, Japanese and British: early 20th C. (Dec. 27)
- Toy Boat: Battery-operated cabin cruiser made by Japanese companies ITO and TMY c. 1950s, on custom stand (Oct. 27)
- The Point of Sport Fishing: Souvenir sailfish "spear" natural history specimen, mounted for wall hanging, c. 1968-69 (Sept. 29)
- What Wood Lord Nelson Do?: Gavel of relic wood and copper from British naval hero Lord Nelson's flagships, c. 1905 (Sept. 2)
- Male/Female: Pair of brass pictograph door signs for men's and women's rooms, mid 20th C. (Aug. 31)
- Enter the Dragons: Pair of 19th C. winged dragon brass candlesticks in an Asian-influenced Art Nouveau style (Aug. 31)
- World Tour: Game board based on Jules Verne's novel Around the World in 80 Days, Paris: c. 1904-1915 (Aug. 31)
Landscapes & Travel Vistas
- Still Waters: Early morning Columbia River scene by George Douglas Brewerton, late 19th C. pastel on paper (Dec. 27)
- The Country of Tippoo Sultan: Pair of color aquatint scenic views of India by a British military officer, London: 1793 (Nov. 28)
- Curious Cave: Hand-colored engraving after J.A. Knip of the remarkable Fingal's Cave in the Hebrides, Paris: 1804 (Oct. 17)
- Pier into Nantucket: Chromolithograph View of Nantucket Town by Wendell Macy, 1884 (Oct. 13)
- Table Setting: Picturesque hand-colored etching of Cape Town, South Africa's Table Mountain in the early 1930s (Sept. 26)
- Boston Boats: Aquatint view of Boston Harbor after Louis Garneray, c. 1834-44, with clipper ships and shoreline B (Aug. 2)
Maritime & Yachting
- Barnegat Sneakbox: Pair of Barnegat Bay Yacht Racing Association sneakbox sailboat race flags, 1920s (Jan. 25)
- Piece of American History: Plaque made of 19th C. copper spike and wood salvaged from USS Constellation in the 1950s (Nov. 21)
- Battleship Badges: Royal Canadian Navy badges, metal and hardwood plaques from five ships, mid 20th century (Nov. 17)
- Sailor's Souvenir: Handmade lifesaver-form frame with photographs from the SS Broad Arrow oil tanker, c. 1920s-30s (Nov. 14)
- And They're Off!: Start of the exciting America's Cup Race of 1886 off Staten Island, Prang chromolithograph, 1887 (Nov. 2)
- Fishing Under the Volcano: Fishermen in the Bay of Naples, hand-colored lithograph by Ferdinand Perrot, c. 1840 (Oct. 13)
- Putting Aside Partisanship: French sailors rescue their British enemies after a battle in this 1780 British engraving (Oct. 12)
- Putting Aside Partisanship II: The same incident is dramatically portrayed in this 1791 French engraving (Oct. 14)
- Pirate Attack: The "sublime courage" of a French naval officer during a pirate attack is celebrated in this 1828 print (Oct. 12)
- Homeward Bound: King Charles II of England leaves Holland to reclaim the British throne in this 1660 engraving (Oct. 12)
- Little Gray Corvette: French "corvettes à vapeur" (steamboats) passing clipper ships, lithograph, 1845 (Oct. 11)
- British Sea Power: Pair of 1798 color aquatints of the Battle of Camperdown in which the British defeated the Dutch (Sept. 30)
- Whaling Away: Folio size color-printed aquatint by Robert Dodd of whalers at work off the coast of Greenland, 1789 (Sept. 30)
- Buried Treasure: Original drawing of ship's hull excavation in England c. 1912 -- turned out to be a 1488 battleship (Aug. 31)
Sports
- Sniper, Literally: American 1870 lithograph of two men hunting for snipe in a picturesque wooded landscape (Jan. 27)
World History
- India Inked: Colorful lithograph after William Tayler of a young English gent attended to by Indian servants in 1842 (Sept. 23)
