7/8" x 1 1/2" x 7/8", and the globes are 5/8" in diameter
A tiny case for two tiny globes, one terrestrial, one lunar. This little set of globes is housed in a cylindrical case bound in paper printed with old French star maps, and lined in pure blue sky. There is a n old diagram of the zodiacal signs inside the lid..
The case is decorated with brass figures and flourishes.
Pocket globes came into fashion in Georgian England and remained popular until the mid-nineteenth century. They were the executive toys of their era, being three inches, or thereabouts, in diameter, and surrounded by a fitted shagreen case. They also came in cardboard or papier mache boxes. These cases were often lined with star charts or other information. Joseph Moxon, credited with bring pocket globes to England in 1673, is thought to have gotten the idea from the Blaeus, in Holland. The National Maritime Museum, in the UK, has a spectacular collection.
These pocket globes are each one of a kind, and no design will be repeated. Designed and constructed by miniature book artist Pat Sweet.
Pat Sweet and the Bo Press make miniature illustrated books, maps, portfolios, journals and globes from 1/2" to 3". Subjects range from fans to werewolves to mathematics, but have common themes of curiosity, wonder, mystery, and delight. Member of the Miniature Book Society and IGMA.
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