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Terrestrial facsimile globe stand. Stand that came with the terrestrial facsimile globe. It has a frame wrapped in tissue paper and securely tied to the stand.
1908
National Maritime Museum

Terrestrial facsimile globe gores. Terrestrial facsimile globe gores. Geographical details on the gores are the same as Behaim GLB0253. There are numerous symbols for cities and mountain ridges, huts for local inhabitants and flags with coats of arms, ani
Original gores: 1492; Facsimile globe: 1908; Facsimile gores: 1986
National Maritime Museum

Terrestrial facsimile globe gores. Terrestrial facsimile globe gores. They form a set with GLB0071 and GLB0268, but the copies described here are not exact reproductions of the original. The gores were reproduced by Rand McNally & Company at reduced s
Original gores: 1492; Facsimile globe: 1908; Facsimile gores: 1960
National Maritime Museum

Terrestrial facsimile globe gores. Terrestrial facsimile globe gores. They form a set with GLB0071 and GLB0269, but the copies described here are not exact reproductions of the original. The gores were reproduced by Rand McNally & Company at reduced s
Original gores: 1492; Facsimile globe: 1908; Facsimile gores: 1960
National Maritime Museum

Terrestrial facsimile globe gores. Terrestrial facsimile globe gores. They form a set with GLB0268 and GLB0269. The gores were reproduced by Rand McNally & Company at reduced scale, from the facsimile reproduction of a Behaim globe by E.G. Ravenstein.
Original gores: 1492; Facsimile globe: 1908; Facsimile gores: 1960
National Maritime Museum

Terrestrial facsimile globe. Terrestrial facsimile globe. Geographical details on the sphere show symbols for cities and mountain ridges, huts for local inhabitants and flags with coats of arms, animals and ships. The map represents the world as it was kn
Original gores: 1492; Facsimile globe: 1908
National Maritime Museum