Metal Maps

A 1950's RITZ compact with original box depicting a map of Alaska with points of interest. Appears to be in original, unused condition. Compact without box measures: 2.75 inches wi...

Inlaid hardstone and brass terrestrial table globe, attributed to Maitland Smith, 20th century.   This beautiful inlaid hardstone and brass table globe attributed to Maitland Smith i...

Burnished brass earth globe - Circa 1930s Globe - World map Measures : 20x18cm H:25cm Wear consistent with age and use

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original Circa 1860-1880 Globe Terrestre by J Lebegue & Cie on an ornately cast sw...

A Mid-Century Modern articulating world globe on stand attributed to Paul McCobb. Tubular metal base with a bronze patina. Globe by Replogle.

Large early 20th century globe on stand by jordglob circa 1909. Beautiful Swedish globe of generous proportions.  A 1909 globe in good condition suspended on a brass arm, which sits...

Crafted in Great Britain during the early 20th century, this extraordinary glass globe table lamp stands as a testament to rare and timeless design. The lamp showcases an elegant fus...

A wooden globe created in 20th century Czechia. Stylistically minimal, this enigmatic vintage globe presents a compelling artistic expression of cartography. A black background, cont...

Vintage strategy chalk teaching globe on aluminum stand by A.J. Nystrom Co., circa 1960s. The globe is in good original condition and measures 17"D x 21"H with the base of the stand ...

XL Old school map of Belgium (Printed by Procure). Presumably from around 1950-1960.

Amazing Large handmade earth globe with lapis lazuli background and marquetry with semi-precious stones, they are applied following the jewelry technique called "Pietre dure", carefu...

A very rare and unusual relief globe by Geo-Institut, Columbus GmbH. Although the globe is of recent production, the company traded for 75 years before closing down permanently and t...

This is a wonderfuly beautiful artistic rendering of a world globe. Dating to the earlier half of the 20th c but summoning an old world view of things. Far more stylistic than factua...

A handsome Smith's terrestrial globe, circa 1835. Mounted on a brass semi-meridian that sits on a turned wooden upright and circular base. Printed in several colours, the globe compr...

A wonderful set of Terrestrial and Celestial 12 inch globes by George Philip and Son. Presented on brass inclined plain mounts attached to original turned ebonized wooden bases and uprights with axes secured at the top by brass acorn finials. Unusually, the terrestrial globe has a copyright date shown under the cartouche, 1946. The celestial globe is printed in beige against a dark blue background and shows the constellations and many named stars. Solid lines connect the stars within constellations rather than illustrating them as mythological and other figures.? A cartouche is present that includes the title and maker's address. When looking at the stars from Earth the viewpoint is effectively inside a celestial sphere. The surface of a celestial globe shows the star field as a projection viewed from the outside and is therefore reversed, with the constellations appearing as their mirror images. The terrestrial globe is printed in several colours and comprises of twelve coated lithographic paper gores with polar calottes over a twelve inch card sphere. The age of the globe has been confirmed by the political borders and named cities displayed. The globe is nicely detailed and has a grid network of parallels and meridians. It shows all the continents and countries as they were at the time it was printed and also indicates all the principal steamship routes with distances in nautical miles. The globe also has a printed Analemma - a diagram showing the declination of the Sun for every day in the year and the equation of time. The Analemma therefore shows the position of the Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time, as the sun's position varies over the course of a year. A cartouche is present that includes the title and maker's address. Dimensions of each globe: 30.5 cm/12 inches (diameter) x 59 cm/23 1/4 inches (max height). George Philip, (1800–1882) was a cartographer and map publisher. He founded George Philip & Sons in 1834 in Liverpool primarily as a bookseller and stationer, but rapidly expanding to become a publisher of primarily maps, atlases and educational works. He had one son, also George (1823–1902), who was admitted to the business in 1848. George senior was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire and by 1819 he had become assistant to the Liverpool bookseller, William Grapel before going on to start his own business. He used cartographers (such as John Bartholomew the elder, August Petermann, and William Hughes) to produce maps on copper plates. Philip then had these printed and hand-coloured by his women tinters. The business expanded rapidly and by the time he produced his county maps of 1862 he was using machine...