Terrestrial Globe
After 1822, James Wilson marked all his globes with an allegory of Columbia on a cartouche. The cartouche was drawn by D. W. Wilson and was engraved by Balch, Rawdon and Company. Similar 1828 globes are owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Columbia County Historical Society in Kinderhook, New York, and the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia. The platform was inscribed with the months and signs of the zodiac. These globes were used for instruction in New England schools between 1810 and 1840.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terrestrial Globe
- Maker: James Wilson
- Date: 1828
- Geography: Made in Albany, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Mahogany, plaster, paper, brass
- Dimensions: H. 35 in. (88.9 cm); Diam. 18 in. (45.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schwartz, 1969
- Object Number: 69.50
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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