Josiah LORING (1775 – ca. 1840) and Gilman JOSLIN, Loring’s Terrestrial Globe, Boston 1851 paintings and drawings 24 ½ x 40 ½

24 ½ x 40 ½ inches

A fine pair of attractive library globes on elegant “Georgian” stands

and the map was bought by a private individual

The female is slightly smaller than the male and differs in having the entire front of her neck pure white

In later years Murphy and Osborne rejoined forces to form the American Colortype Company

Josiah LORING (1775 – ca. 1840) and Gilman JOSLIN, Loring’s Terrestrial Globe, Boston 1851 paintings and drawings 24 ½ x 40 ½LORING, Josiah (1775 ca. 1840) and JOSLIN, GilmanLorings Terrestrial Globe The globe made up from two sets of 12 engraved globe gores, hand colored in outline with circular title cartouche and analemma. Brass meridian circle, original wooden papered horizon, mounted on its original elegant cast iron decorated tripod stand with original castors. Light discoloration of original varnish. Papered horizon slightly bubbled. Boston, manufactured by Gilman