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MNEMONIC GLOBE STOKES (WILLIAM) "Stokes' Capital Mnemonical Globe, Houlston & Sons, [1868]
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MNEMONIC GLOBE
STOKES (WILLIAM) "Stokes' Capital Mnemonical Globe, (Copyright), One Shilling, by Post 14 Stamps, of Mr. William Stokes, Teacher of Memory, Royal Polytechnic Institution, London", 8 hand-coloured engraved card gores, the African and American continents overlaid with the image of a human face, all joined at the equator and forming a globe when folded, laid on linen with brass rings at each gore point (5 missing, 3 tips with small tear), total dimensions 300 x 610mm., Houlston & Sons, [1868]
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