Beautiful celestial globe with figurative constellations. Germany, around 1915, unmarked, the globe is a papier-mâché sphere covered with 12 color-lithographed paper segments, the constellations depicted figuratively and with German and Latin lettering, brass semicircular meridian with 2 x 90° graduation, high turned wooden base with embedded compass. Diameter: approx. 33 cm. Height: approx. 67 cm. A fine celestial globe with figural star constellations. Germany c.1915, not signed, 12 chromo-lithographed globe gores mounted on cardboard sphere, figural star constellations with names in German and Latin, graduated brass half meridian, turned wooden stand with inlaid compass. Diameter c. 33 cm, height c. 67 cm.

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