1880 LARGE 14" LEBEGUE FRENCH ANTIQUE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE MAPPEMONDE
Lebegue terrestrial globe
with cast iron base featuring African , Indian and Asian stereotypical face on
the arm , usually it just feature a face in the manner of Violet Leduc . This 12
inches French globe has "Lebegue and Cie " on its tag , Paris (J. LEBEGUE & CIE
/ EDITES. / 25, rue de Lille, / PARIS). They also come as J. L & C for the
smaller size, this company was a School supply company at the turn of the 19th.
century. Wood base with brass orb ,the globe is plastered ball with 12 colored
lithographed paper gores, political boundaries colored in outline, showing
railway , track , telegraph cable route , steamship navigation tracks ocean
currents and floating algae .There is the name of the native American tribes on
the US territory . Overall fresh color . I check the country to be sure of date
: there is not yet the Free state of Congo (The Congo Free State was a private
kingdom owned by Leopold II of Belgium between about 1877 and 1908), Antarctica
is not yet explored , that point to early 1880's. The condition is good for a
piece of this age with its original french finish.
H.23 with stand , the globe is a 14 " American size .The base is in the manner
of Violet Leduc a designer of the Second Empire with depiction of a African ,
Asian and native American face ( as depicted in the 19th ).I can be reach at the
310 994 6009 if you want more info , for shipping outside the US please contact
me for pricing and condition