Rare early antique terrestrial globe drawn up by the geographer J. Forest 17 rue de Buci in Paris. With brass half-meridian and turned oak ebonised stand with ceramic base. Large 12 inches diameter globe, standing 22 1/2 inches high.Heavy plaster globe showing colonies, major cities, railways and navigation routes.
J. Forest (1865-?) is a French geographer and cartographer. In 1886 he founded his publishing house of maps and plans, world maps, globes and terrestrial spheres.
Scale 1mm - 40km.
French, c1890/1900
(Very old repair to base)
