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Cartographer: Fraser
Title: : Georgian Waywiser
Date: c. 1795 Size: 32 x 20 inches
Published: London
Description: Remarkable George III mahogany waywiser. Manufactured in London, circa 1795. The wheel measures 31.5 inches in diameter.
Map Ref: GLOBE157

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Cartographer: Elliot Bros.
Title: : Victorian Waywiser
Date: c. 1850 Size: 50 x 20 inches
Published: London
Description: Marvellous Victorian waywiser. Six spoke iron wheel with a brass and silvered reading dial.
Map Ref: GLOBE191

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Cartographer: Richard Hornby & Son
Title: : Two-Day Marine Chronometer
Date: c. 1850 Size: 7 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: Rare mid-19th Century mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer, with glass viewing lid and original winding instrument. Sold by John Bruce & Sons, Liverpool, UK.
Map Ref: GLOBE297

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Cartographer: J. Berg
Title: : Tellurian
Date: c. 1870 Size: 25 x 16 inches
Published: Stockholm
Description: Swedish 19th-century tellurian with a six-legged, cast-iron base. 16 inches tall.
Map Ref: GLOBE176

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Cartographer: Henry L. Bryant
Title: : "Celestial Indicator" [Solar System Model]
Date: c. 1872 Size: 11 x 18 inches
Published: USA
Description: Stunning brass solar system model showing the relative sizes and distances of the planets and select asteroids around the Sun.
Map Ref: GLOBE366

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Cartographer: Maison Delamarche
Title: : Mouret-System Globe-Clock
Date: c. 1880 Size: 10 x 27 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Unusual and elaborate Mouret globe-clock designed to show the position of the Sun over the Earth using a rotating 8-inch terrestrial globe.
Map Ref: GLOBE195

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Cartographer: J. Cottet
Title: : Franche Comté Rosewood Table Clock
Date: c. 1880 Size: 21 x 41 inches
Published: Morez
Description: A large and impressive Franche Comté rosewood calendrical and astronomical striking table clock, 40 inches high. Manufactured in Morez, in the Jura region of France.
Map Ref: GLOBE241

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Cartographer: Horne & Thornthwaite
Title: : Horne & Thornthwaite Brass Telescope
Date: c. 1885 Size: 50 x 20 inches
Published: London
Description: This impressive brass telescope, 50 inches long and 20 inches tall was crafted in London, circa 1885 by one of the most celebrated Victorian instrument-makers, Horne & Thornthwaite.
Map Ref: GLOBE197

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Cartographer: Ernst Schotte & Co
Title: : Tellurian
Date: c. 1890 Size: 41 x 23 inches
Published: Berlin
Description: Grand 19th-century tellurian manufactured by Ernst Schotte & Co. in Berlin around 1880. A geared mechanism allows the terrestrial and lunar globes to orbit around the sun, here represented by a candle.
Map Ref: GLOBE133

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Cartographer: Anonymous
Title: : Japanese Binoculars
Date: 1900 Size: 25 x 65 inches
Published: Japan
Description: These impressive early 20th-century Japanese marine binoculars were perhaps produced by Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd.) which is now the Nikon Group. Brass-plated chrome on the eyeglasses and with engraved Japanese script on the focus. Standing upon a European surveyors tripod (branded TC & S). 65 inches tall.
Map Ref: GLOBE283

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Cartographer: The Trippensee MFG
Title: : Trippensee Planetarium Co. Tellurian
Date: 1908 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Detroit
Description: Early 20th-century tellurian manufactured by the Trippensee Planetarium Co., Detroit. In perfect working order. 15 inches tall.
Map Ref: GLOBE167

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Cartographer: Siebe, Gorman & Co.
Title: : [Early 20th Century Diving Helmet]
Date: c. 1930 Size: 14 x 20 inches
Published: London
Description: Impressive early 20th Century “Twelve-Bolt Admiralty Pattern” diving helmet made by British engineers and diving equipment developers Siebe, Gorman & Company Ltd. With bespoke velveteen pedestal.
Map Ref: GLOBE389

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Cartographer: Anonymous
Title: : [French Horoscope Predictor]
Date: c. 1930 Size: 16 x 10 inches
Published: France
Description: Extremely rare mechanical horoscope calculator with three rotating dials (16 in diameter) decorated with the zodiac signs, emotional states, calendar dates, and the motions of the planets. Includes 27 moveable metal signs representing the heavenly bodies.
Map Ref: GLOBE359

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