Lot 364
A Monumental Antique Scottish 30-Inch Terrestrial Library Globe, c. 1915, the cartouche reading "30-Inch/ Terrestrial Globe/ by/ W. & A. K. Johnston [A.J. Nystrom & Co., US Agents, Chicago]/ Geographers, Engravers/ and Printers/ Edinburgh & London", the 30-inch sphere with hour dial, nickel plated meridian with degree marks, set on roller bearings, within a full rotating mount, the paper horizon band with months and zodiac, the Arts and Crafts-style quarter-sawn oak base on molded feet, full height 54 in., full diameter 37 in Note: William (1802-1888) and Alexander Keith (1804-1871) Johnston began as apprentices to the Scottish globe maker and publisher James Kirkwood before his workshop suffered a fire. Setting up their own workshop, they became one of the most successful globe makers in the world. Their largest model, seen here, would have been made for institutions or the most prestigious private libraries; won a number of medals in the Great Exhibition. As was common in the day, the cartouche bears a small overlay label over the Johnston name from the Chicago globe retailer A.J. Nystrom, one of several Chicago retailers who imported Johnston's globes. Interestingly, the gores for this globe bear the watermark "J. Whatman/ 1914". Whatman, of course, being the paper used for Audubon's Birds of America.
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