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Collection Type

  • Maps and atlases

Date

1791

GUSN

GUSN-67332

Description

Yellow, green; globular earth with in celestial case

Details

Descriptive Terms

globes (cartographic spheres)
japanning
wood (plant material)
Japanned
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Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Cary, J. & W., 1791 (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

3.75 (D) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1224

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