Maison Delamarche: Mouret-System Globe-Clock
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Cartographer:
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Maison Delamarche
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Title:
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Mouret-System Globe-Clock
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Date:
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c. 1880
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Published:
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Paris
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Width:
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10 inches / 26 cm
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Height:
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27 inches / 69 cm
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Map ref:
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GLOBE195
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Description:
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| Unusual and elaborate Mouret globe-clock designed to show the position of the Sun over the Earth using a rotating 8-inch terrestrial globe. The globe is banded by a brass meridian and was manufactured by Maison Delamarche in Paris. The clock has an exposed brass mechanism and a white enamel face with roman numerals. It is held aloft by four silvered caryatids on a black marble base with gilt, clawed feet. It is unsigned, but attributed to Château Frères Paris. [GLOBE195] |