The Phenix Pocket Globes                                        

1 7/8" x 3 1/8" x 1 1/4", and the globes are 3/4" in diameter

This is a matched pair of pocket globes, terrestrial and celestial, from the globe gores engraved by Giovanni Cassini in 1792. They are cased in a box bound in antique gold paper, with trim and lining of blue and gold French marbled paper. The box is topped with two antiqued brass dragons holding a faceted lens that covers and magnifies the box's title.

This product was added to our catalog December 21, 2010