A Charles Smith & Sons 3 3/4-inch pocket globe, English, published 1834,
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A Charles Smith & Sons 3 3/4-inch pocket globe, English, published 1834,
the sphere with twelve hand coloured gores inscribed SMITH'S TERRESTRIAL GLOBE exhibiting the whole of the DISCOVERIES to 1834 LONDON C. Smith & Son 172 Strand, the celestial globe consisting of twelve gores applied to the inner surface of the two hemispheres, outer covering of embossed paper, (the case now does not close when the terrestrial globe is inserted) 4in (10cm) diameter
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