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181182A
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
Hammer price
120 000SEK
Estimate
100 000 - 150 000 SEK

The 2½-inch globe made up of twelve engraved hand-coloured paper gores and two polar calottes, two cartouches read: "GLOBUS / TERRESTRIS / juxta observati- / ones Parisienses / Regia Academiae / Scientarum / constructus" and: "Opera / Joh . Bapt / HOMANNI / Sac. Cas Ma / Geographi Noriberg". Encased in an original tooled leather case with hand-coloured engraved interior comprised of twelve gores laid to ecliptic, the two cartouches read: "GLOBUS / COELESTIS / juxta Observa- / tiones Parisien- / ses exhibitus" resp: "Opera / Io. B. HOMANNI / S.C.M Geographi / Norinbergae". The globe's diamter 6,6, the case's diameter 7,3 cm.

Provenance

Previously in the collections of bookseller Seved Sjöholm, Leksand.
Swedish private collection.

Literature

Dekker, E. Globes at Greenwich (Oxford: 1999)
Dekker, E. & Van der Krogt, P. Globes from the Western World (London: 1993)

For condition report contact specialist
Alexander Johansson
Stockholm
Alexander Johansson
Assistant Specialist Works of Art
+46 (0)707 88 84 71
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A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.
A German 2 ½-inch pocket globe with case by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710.

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