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Lot 23

LUNAR GLOBE.
Denoyer-Geppert Lunar Globe. [Chicago, IL, c.1969].

21 September 2015, 13:00 EDT
New York

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LUNAR GLOBE.

Denoyer-Geppert Lunar Globe. [Chicago, IL, c.1969].
16-inch lunar globe, 21¾" tall on stand. Printed paper gores showing the lunar surface in raised relief; surmounted by a metal finial; the half-circular brass meridian fork holding a rotating calibrated meridian; and with conforming flat band moveable calibrated mylar scale between the North and South Poles; raised on a faux-wood grained domed round metal base.

"In 1969, to commemorate the Apollo 10 mission, Denoyer Geppert designed a special lunar globe that the astronauts of the mission presented to President Nixon. Contracted by NASA, Denoyer Geppert created the first complete Moon globe, using the Apollo 10 film footage and photographs of the far side of the moon. 200 first edition globes of this type were produced, the first of which went to President Nixon and four others to special members of Congress" (American Globe Preservation Society, AMGS Newsletter, March 2012, p 4).

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