Globe Terrestre by J Forest Of Paris, c.1890 Chairs this box is intricately carved

this box is intricately carved with great skill from a single piece of wood with a base and lid added

Weight: 43 grams

which opens to reveal a pale green painted interior

Small stamp to front pastedown of each volume

Globe Terrestre by J Forest Of Paris, c.1890 Chairs this box is intricately carvedA French 'Globe Terrestre' by the renowned 19th century geographer and map publisher J. Forest of Paris. Scale 1 80,000,000. In addition to land masses and their borders, the chromolithographed gores show the oceans with their currents, with steamship routes in red with ports of arrival and departure. The globe is mounted on its original ebonised stand with brass acorn finial. There is an historic repair to the globe near the 'Seychelles' (please see