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  • 24. Globo Terrestre

    24. Giovanni M. Cassini, 1790 Globo Terrestre Smith Collection: SM-1790-17 www.oshermaps.org/map/2326.0001 Giovanni Maria Cassini was one of the three major Italian globemakers between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. However, some sc...

  • 25. Globo Celeste

    25. Giovanni M. Cassini, 1790s Globo Celeste Smith Collection: SM-1792-9 www.oshermaps.org/map/13345.0001 Giovanni Maria Cassini was one of the three major Italian globemakers between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. However, some scho...

  • 31. [Pocket Globe]

    31. Unknown, 1860 [Pocket Globe] Smith Collection: SM-1860-25 www.oshermaps.org/map/2346.0001 Spherical metal case, 2" diameter; tiny. While some small globes could have been of use in education for kids, many of them were purchased and used...

  • 34. [Inkwell Globe]

    34. Unknown, 1852 [Inkwell Globe] Smith Collection: SM-1852-21 www.oshermaps.org/map/2341.0001 This novelty globe (#34) opens in halves to reveal an glass inkwell inside. Made in 1852, the inkwell globe is mounted on an elaborate iron base. ...

  • 16. Newtons & Berry’s New Terrestrial Globe

    16. William Newton and Miles Berry, 1831 Newtons & Berry’s New Terrestrial Globe Smith Collection: SM-1831-29 www.oshermaps.org/map/2334.0001 Newton & Berry’s New Terrestrial Globe (#16) was published by William Newton and Miles ...

  • 28. Chicago World’s Fair Perfume

    28. Hermann Tappan Perfume, 1892 Chicago World’s Fair Perfume Smith Collection: SM-1892-28 www.oshermaps.org/map/2352.0001 This globe (#28) is from the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. In the center, it holds a glass perfume bottle and the ...

  • 30. The Empire Clock

    30. S. Smith & Son, 1912 The Empire Clock Smith Collection: SM-1912-27 www.oshermaps.org/map/2354.0001 World clock that would show the approximate time (based on mean solar noon) of any area around the globe. It would have to be wound ev...

  • 27. A New Six-Inch Celestial Globe

    27. Merriam and Moore with the Astronomical Association, 1852 A New Six-Inch Celestial Globe Smith Collection: SM-1852-22 www.oshermaps.org/map/2342.0001 ...

  • 26. A New Six-Inch Celestial Globe

    26. Rae Smith with Merriam and Moore, 1852 A New Six-Inch Celestial Globe Smith Collection: SM-1852-20 www.oshermaps.org/map/2339.0001 ...

  • 23. The Celestial Globe

    23. William Bardin, 1785 The Celestial Globe Smith Collection: SM-1785-9 https://oshermaps.org/map/2324.0001 William Bardin and his son, Thomas, are considered the two most prolific globemakers in London during the end of the eighteenth cent...