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19th Century Terrestrial Pocket Globe made by Abel Klinger in Nuremberg. This small globe was made for the Dutch market at the end of the 19th century. It measures 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) in diameter. The globe is made of a wooden sphere covered with twelve, hand coloured varnished paper gores, and no polar calottes, the equator is graduated in degrees, the ecliptic is not graduated. The geographical details on the sphere show simple outlines of the continents, the continents show the major rivers and major countries and areas. All names are in Dutch. In the north and south poles are metal axis pins. The globe comes in a fitted turned walnut box, which measures 7 cm (2.75 inches) in diameter and 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) high. Johann Georg Klinger, (1764-1806) published his first globes in 1790 written in Latin. After his death, his widow continued the business until1836 when it was taken over by Johann Paul Dreykorn, who continued to publish globes under the imprint of “J.G. Klingersche Kunsthandlung. One of the globe makers in this print shop was Johann Adam Bühler (1813-1870) who was a copper engraver. He started substituting copper engravings with lithographs and steel engravings. The merchant Carl Abel, joined the company in 1852, and from this time onwards, the publisher’s name on the globes was given as ‘C. Abel Klinger Kunsthandlung’. Like other German and Central European globe factories, during the latter half of the 19th century, the firm issued a wide variety of table and floor globes in different languages for export. The Abel-Klinger firm was also known for its small globes for educational purposes and classroom use. The company continued to manufacture until the beginning of the 20th century. |
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