MANNING, James: Outline of the Earth

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MANNING, James : Outline of the Earth

A globe 65 mm. (2.5 inches) in diameter and made of papier mache with a plaster coating and 12 copper engraved printed paper gores running from north to south poles affixed, hand-coloured and varnished by the publisher. The sphere is mounted by the use of two polar metal pivots on to a plain brass meridian half-circle on a wooden stand, the whole standing 100 mm high. In good condition.

According to Elly Dekker James Manning was producing globes between 1854 and 1863. This particular one is dated 1857 and includes the new state of Victoria in Australia but was issued before the creation of Queensland. Manning published globes up to 12 inches in diameter principally for educational purposes. Dekker, Elly. (1999). 'Globes at Greenwich'.

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