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Vintage English Terrestrial Library Globe Philips 20th Century
Vintage English Terrestrial Library Globe Philips 20th Century

Vintage English Terrestrial Library Globe Philips 20th Century

By Philips

Located in London, GB

A fine vintage 13.5 inch Terrestrial library globe on stand by Philips, dated 1959. The globe

Category

Mid-20th Century English Globes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand With Compass 20th Century
Vintage Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand With Compass 20th Century

Vintage Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand With Compass 20th Century

Located in London, GB

A fine vintage and very decorative 19" terrestrial library globe on stand by Georama, London, dated

Category

Late 20th Century English Globes

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Ormolu Mounted Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand 20th Century
Vintage Ormolu Mounted Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand 20th Century

Vintage Ormolu Mounted Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand 20th Century

Located in London, GB

A fine vintage ormolu mounted terrestrial library globe, dating from the second half of the 20th

Category

Late 20th Century English Globes

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Cruchley Terrestrial Library Globes with Compasses
Pair of 19th Century Cruchley Terrestrial Library Globes with Compasses

Pair of 19th Century Cruchley Terrestrial Library Globes with Compasses

By G.F. Cruchley

Located in Dallas, TX

large, detailed library globes offer precise mid-19th-century terrestrial and celestial data. The

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Globes

Materials

Glass, Wood

Exquisite Mid Century Imperial Terrestrial Standing Floor Globe Wood Library
Exquisite Mid Century Imperial Terrestrial Standing Floor Globe Wood Library

Exquisite Mid Century Imperial Terrestrial Standing Floor Globe Wood Library

By Cram's

Located in Peoria, AZ

Exquisite! Cram's Imperial Terrestrial Standing Floor Globe Approximately 16" wide by 39" Tall

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Globes

Materials

Wood

William IV Terrestrial And Celestial Floor Globes By J. W. Cary
William IV Terrestrial And Celestial Floor Globes By J. W. Cary

William IV Terrestrial And Celestial Floor Globes By J. W. Cary

By John & William Cary

Located in New Orleans, LA

This stately pair of William IV Terrestrial and Celestial Globes was crafted by the esteemed

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Globes

Materials

Mahogany

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An Important 33-inch Terrestrial Library Globe By Malby
An Important 33-inch Terrestrial Library Globe By Malby

An Important 33-inch Terrestrial Library Globe By Malby

By Malby & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Malby’s Terrestrial Globe/Compiled from the latest & most authentic Sources/ Including All the

Category

Antique 19th Century English Globes

Materials

Wood, Papier Mâché, Watercolor, Paper

Terrestrial Globe on Stand by Wagner & Debes
Terrestrial Globe on Stand by Wagner & Debes

Terrestrial Globe on Stand by Wagner & Debes

By Wagner & Debes

Located in Sheffield, MA

A German 12? terrestrial library globe by Wagner & Debes, Lehrm-Anst, of Leipzig on a mahogany

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Globes

Materials

Brass

Terrestrial Library Floor Globe

Terrestrial Library Floor Globe

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H 40 in Dm 24 in

Terrestrial Library Floor Globe

By W. & A.K. Johnston

Located in New York, NY

JOHNSTON, W. and A. K. An 18-inch Terrestrial Library Floor Globe J. Nystrom & Co Chicago c

Category

Early 20th Century American Globes

Materials

Mahogany, Papier Mâché, Paper

A Pair of Tall Georgian Library Globes
A Pair of Tall Georgian Library Globes

A Pair of Tall Georgian Library Globes

Unavailable

H 57 in Dm 15 in

A Pair of Tall Georgian Library Globes

Located in New York, NY

circa 1750 A Pair of English 15 Inch Library Globes The Terrestrial, with figural cartouche

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Globes

Materials

Wood, Papier Mâché, Paper

Vintage Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand 20th Century
Vintage Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand 20th Century

Vintage Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand 20th Century

Located in London, GB

A fine vintage 16 inch terrestrial library globe on stand by Herff Jones Inc, USA, Circa 1980 in

Category

Vintage 1980s Globes

Materials

Other

19th Century British Terrestrial Library Globe, George Philip & Son, C.1890
19th Century British Terrestrial Library Globe, George Philip & Son, C.1890

19th Century British Terrestrial Library Globe, George Philip & Son, C.1890

By George Philip & Son

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique late 19th century George Philip & Sons Terrestrial library globe, Smith's, in a brass

Category

Antique 19th Century British Globes

Materials

Brass

Antique Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand by Jordglob, Sweden, 1920s
Antique Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand by Jordglob, Sweden, 1920s

Antique Terrestrial Library Globe on Stand by Jordglob, Sweden, 1920s

Located in London, GB

A fine antique 12inch terrestrial library globe on stand by Jordglob, Stockholm Sweden, Circa 1920

Category

Vintage 1920s Swedish Globes

Materials

Brass

20th Century British Terrestrial Library Globe, George Philip & Son, c.1920
20th Century British Terrestrial Library Globe, George Philip & Son, c.1920

20th Century British Terrestrial Library Globe, George Philip & Son, c.1920

By George Philip & Son

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

20th Century George Philip 12 inch library table globe, with eighteen applied coloured printed

Category

20th Century British Globes

Materials

Brass

Pair of Cary’s Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes
Pair of Cary’s Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes

Pair of Cary’s Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes

By Cary’s

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

ebony stringing and bosses, the terrestrial globe inscribed "Cary's new terrestrial globe exhibiting the

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Globes

Materials

Brass

A Regency Style Library Terrestrial Globe on Stand
A Regency Style Library Terrestrial Globe on Stand

A Regency Style Library Terrestrial Globe on Stand

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Regency style library Terresetrial globe on mahogany tripod base with brass paw caster feet

Category

Vintage 1930s American Globes

Pair of Cary's Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes, 1790-1825
Pair of Cary's Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes, 1790-1825

Pair of Cary's Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes, 1790-1825

By Cary’s

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A pair of 21" Cary's terrestrial and celestial library globes, each set on a turned mahogany column

Category

Antique 1790s English Globes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Library Terrestrial Globe Designed by Vallardi Milan, Early 1950s
Vintage Library Terrestrial Globe Designed by Vallardi Milan, Early 1950s

Vintage Library Terrestrial Globe Designed by Vallardi Milan, Early 1950s

By Antonio Vallardi Editore

Located in Milan, IT

Terrestrial globe designed and engraved by A. Minelli and published in the early 1950s by Antonio

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Globes

Materials

Plaster, Wood

1920s Terrestrial Antique Library Globe Edited Columbus by Prof. Ernst Friedrich
1920s Terrestrial Antique Library Globe Edited Columbus by Prof. Ernst Friedrich

1920s Terrestrial Antique Library Globe Edited Columbus by Prof. Ernst Friedrich

By Columbus Verlag Paul Oestergard

Located in Milan, IT

Terrestrial globe edited by Columbus, by prof. Ernst Friedrich, 1920s. Very good condition

Category

Early 20th Century German Globes

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Terrestrial Library Table Globe by C.F. Cruchley, 19th C
Antique Victorian Terrestrial Library Table Globe by C.F. Cruchley, 19th C

Antique Victorian Terrestrial Library Table Globe by C.F. Cruchley, 19th C

Located in London, GB

A fine antique Victorian terrestrial 'Cruchley's Late Cary's New Terrestrial' 12-inch table globe

Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Globes

Materials

Brass

Smith’s Terrestrial Globe on Mahogany Stand circa 1830
Smith’s Terrestrial Globe on Mahogany Stand circa 1830

Smith’s Terrestrial Globe on Mahogany Stand circa 1830

By Charles Smith & Son

Located in Milford, NH

A fine example of a 12 inch diameter terrestrial table or library globe on mahogany stand with

Category

Antique 1830s English Globes

Materials

Brass

VintageTerrestrial Library Globe on Stand Donati, Milano 20th Century
VintageTerrestrial Library Globe on Stand Donati, Milano 20th Century

VintageTerrestrial Library Globe on Stand Donati, Milano 20th Century

Located in London, GB

A fine vintage walnut terrestrial sixteen inch library globe on stand in 17th Century style, by

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Globes

Materials

Walnut

Large 18th Century French Library Terrestrial Globe by Jean Fortin, Paris, 1780
Large 18th Century French Library Terrestrial Globe by Jean Fortin, Paris, 1780

Large 18th Century French Library Terrestrial Globe by Jean Fortin, Paris, 1780

By Jean-Baptiste Fortin

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

A very rare and unusually large Louis XVI terrestrial globe by the royal French globemaker Jean

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Victorian Terrestrial Library Table Globe by W & A. K. Johnston, 19th C
Antique Victorian Terrestrial Library Table Globe by W & A. K. Johnston, 19th C

Antique Victorian Terrestrial Library Table Globe by W & A. K. Johnston, 19th C

Located in London, GB

A fine antique Victorian terrestrial library table globe by W & A. K. Johnston, Geographers

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Terrestrial Library Globe Replogle Chicago w/Astrological Banded Stand
Terrestrial Library Globe Replogle Chicago w/Astrological Banded Stand

Terrestrial Library Globe Replogle Chicago w/Astrological Banded Stand

Located in San Francisco, CA

Terrestrial Library globe Replogle Chicago with banded astrological holder/floor stand circa 1930's

Category

Vintage 1930s Globes

Materials

Wood, Paper

A Library Terrestrial Globe With Wrought Iron Base
A Library Terrestrial Globe With Wrought Iron Base

A Library Terrestrial Globe With Wrought Iron Base

Located in Brussels, Brussels

a fine library terrestrial globe from the 60s made in Italy Very beautiful wrought iron base of

Category

20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Globes

Materials

Wrought Iron

English 19th Century Library Terrestrial Globe, Cast Iron Base
English 19th Century Library Terrestrial Globe, Cast Iron Base

English 19th Century Library Terrestrial Globe, Cast Iron Base

By W. & A.K. Johnston

Located in Milan, IT

18 inches English paper mâché library terrestrial globe, wooden horizon circle, cast iron tripode

Category

Antique 1880s English Globes

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Library Globe
Antique Library Globe

Antique Library Globe

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H 39 in Dm 24 in

Antique Library Globe

By Kittinger

Located in Atlanta, GA

Antique terrestrial 18" Library Globe, made by The Kittinger Company, American, believed to be

Category

Vintage 1920s American Campaign Globes

Materials

Mahogany, Paper

Antique Terrestrial Table Library World Globe by George F. Cram Co., circa 1920
Antique Terrestrial Table Library World Globe by George F. Cram Co., circa 1920

Antique Terrestrial Table Library World Globe by George F. Cram Co., circa 1920

By George F. Cram

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique terrestrial school library world globe by The George F. Cram Company offers 12" globe

Category

20th Century American More Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Terrestrial Library Globe by Kirkwood
Terrestrial Library Globe by Kirkwood

Terrestrial Library Globe by Kirkwood

By Kirkwood

Located in St. Louis, MO

Late Regency 12" terrestrial library globe by James Kirkwood of Edinburgh, the mahogany stand with

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish William IV Globes

Materials

Brass

Terrestrial Library Globe
Terrestrial Library Globe

Terrestrial Library Globe

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H 44 in Dm 26 in

Terrestrial Library Globe

Located in New York, NY

Instilled with erudite atmosphere and history, our library globe is stamped by the maker, W. & A.K

Category

Antique 19th Century English Globes

Grand Scale Terrestrial Library Globe by Kittinger, Circa 1930
Grand Scale Terrestrial Library Globe by Kittinger, Circa 1930

Grand Scale Terrestrial Library Globe by Kittinger, Circa 1930

Located in New York, NY

Kittinger terrestrial library globe on a handsome carved mahogany stand. The printed gores with

Category

20th Century American Georgian Globes

Massive Terrestrial Library Globe by Replogle
Massive Terrestrial Library Globe by Replogle

Massive Terrestrial Library Globe by Replogle

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Set into a dark cherry floor stand and trimmed in solid brass, this 32" diameter spinning globe is

Category

Vintage 1950s American Globes

Materials

Brass

Good English Terrestrial Library Globe by Blades, London
Good English Terrestrial Library Globe by Blades, London

Good English Terrestrial Library Globe by Blades, London

Located in Louisville, KY

in an Art Deco-inspired mahogany library stand. Labeled: The Traders and Travellers New Terrestrial

Category

Early 20th Century English Globes

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Period English Celestial and Terrestrial Library Globes
Pair of Period English Celestial and Terrestrial Library Globes

Pair of Period English Celestial and Terrestrial Library Globes

Located in London, GB

A fine pair of celestial and terrestial globes,mahogany stands, paw feet on bronze casters. signed

Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Globes

Materials

Bronze

English Georgian Terrestrial Globe on Stand
English Georgian Terrestrial Globe on Stand

English Georgian Terrestrial Globe on Stand

Located in Sheffield, MA

Terrestrial library globe on a mahogany stand with quadriform cradle and baluster-shaped turned

Category

Antique 19th Century English Globes

Materials

Brass

Massive Lighted Terrestrial "Eisenhower" Library Globe
Massive Lighted Terrestrial "Eisenhower" Library Globe

Massive Lighted Terrestrial "Eisenhower" Library Globe

By Replogle Globes

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Set into a dark cherry floor stand and trimmed in solid brass, this 32" diameter spinning globe is

Category

Vintage 1950s American Globes

Materials

Brass

Terrestrial Library Floor Globe by Gilman Joslin C.1860
Terrestrial Library Floor Globe by Gilman Joslin C.1860

Terrestrial Library Floor Globe by Gilman Joslin C.1860

Located in New York, NY

Terrestrial globe by Gilman Joslin of Boston. The terrestrial sphere, with the latest geographic

Category

Antique 19th Century Globes

Pair of Regency Library Globes
Pair of Regency Library Globes

Pair of Regency Library Globes

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H 34.65 in Dm 14.97 in

Pair of Regency Library Globes

Located in East Sussex, GB

A pair of Regency terrestrial and celestial mahogany library globes with printed directionals and

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Globes

Materials

Mahogany, Glass, Papier Mâché

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Globes

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By Gerard and Leonard Valk

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By Cary’s

Located in Milano, IT

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$116,050

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Located in New Orleans, LA

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Located in London, GB

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Terrestrial Library Globe For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the terrestrial library globe you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every terrestrial library globe was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect terrestrial library globe — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each terrestrial library globe bearing Georgian, Arts and Crafts or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made terrestrial library globe over the years, but those crafted by W. & A.K. Johnston, Cary’s and Antonio Vallardi Editore are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

Finding the Right Globes for You

Antique and vintage globes can prove unique and interesting accents to your living space, whether on their own as provocative conversation pieces or part of a small collection dotting the shelves where your sculptures and other decorative objects live.

Globes are among the most ancient of scientific instruments. During the Age of Exploration, they were vital for navigation, bringing sailors home after perilous journeys on different trade routes. Globes didn’t just detail continental formations, they might also show astronomical positions — adventurous seafarers of the day would rely on stars’ positions in traveling the great waters ahead of them. Antique globes offer a glimpse into specific time periods and how peoples of the past navigated the world around them. These were tools that identified a region’s borders, the names of countries, territories and more as the Earth’s geography was once known or imagined. As information about a place became available to geographers over time, globes became more accurate.

Not all globes depict the Earth and its countries, landmasses and bodies of water. The models that do are known as terrestrial globes, while globes that detail the position of the stars and other heavenly bodies are called celestial globes.

Quite surprisingly, the construction of globes remains relatively unchanged from the 16th century. The base starts as two papier-mâché hemispheres, which have a wooden support pillar attached via the north and south poles. The hemispheres are joined with glue or sewn with string and are subsequently topped with more paper or even thin fabric. Lastly, the globe is covered with plaster, ready for the design to be pasted on top.

Perhaps even more surprising is that the decorative function of globes has not changed much since the 16th century. They’ve been given as gifts for hundreds of years, as globes have always been beautiful objects whether they’re in your home office or your living room, lining your mantel alongside other globes of different sizes. Recent globe designs offer modern variations in style and features, such as interior lighting, automatic rotation and more.

Today, vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or decorative home accents in a bedroom or foyer. This likely owes to wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design. Decorating with globes is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes. Antique globes add welcome doses of color and contrast to a house or apartment’s neutral corners, their sea blues and algae greens popping against reclaimed wood interiors or stone fireplaces.

On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic antique and vintage globes including mid-century modernGeorgianArt Deco editions and more.

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