Pair of Table Globes, American, mid-19th century, Gilman Joslin, 1840 & 1860, the celestial globe published Boston 1840, comprised of twelve engraved paper gores with hand colored depictions of the principal constellations, the terrestrial, Boston, 1860, “Drawn and Engraved by W. B. Annin,” and likewise made up of twelve gores and hand colored, both spheres with brass meridian circle, resting in later tripod stands.
Globe Diameter 6 in. Stand Height 10 ¼ in

Provenance: Christie’s New York, Feb. 1, 2006 Maritime Sale, Lot 81, to private collector.