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Handcrafted mechanical lunarium with cast iron base, second half of the 19th cent
$4,268.14
£3,194.25
€3,600
CA$5,888.28
A$6,548.01
CHF 3,439.16
MX$80,055.97
NOK 42,855.18
SEK 40,400.86
DKK 27,404.99
About the Item
Handcrafted mechanical lunarium with cast iron base, second half of the 19th century, surmounted by a globe made by cartographer Jan Felkl. Turning the crank placed under the circle of zodiac signs by means of the gears, you can see the Earth and Moon rotating.
A label on the base bears the name of manufacturer A. Pichler W. & Sohn company that dealt in teaching devices between 1860 and 1907.
Earth globe made by Austro-Hungarian Empire geographer and cartographer Jan Felkl in the second half of the 19th century. In addition to the spatial map, ocean currents are shown.
Good condition, conservation restoration and signs of wear and oxidation on the globe.
Ball diameter 21 cm - 8.2 in, height 53 cm - 20.8 in.
It will be with the nineteenth century of great commerce, circulation and the introduction of compulsory schooling that the desire to learn about distant countries will increase, making the old method of globe construction inadequate.
Spindles printed from engraved plates are no longer enough, and the only real resource becomes lithography through which it is possible to print and update maps in a timely manner, which as more and more geographical discoveries are made in different countries become more diverse.
Jan Felkl (1817-1878) was born in Bohemia and as early as 1840 made illustrated elevations for globes in 6 different sizes. Over the next twenty years, it grew to become the largest globe manufactory in the Austro-Hungarian market, producing terrestrial and celestial globes, in 17 different languages, as well as lunar, planetary and tellurian globes. Felkl presented his globes at the 1867 World's Fair in Paris and in 1873 in Vienna. The first globes were produced by carving and coloring the segments by hand. Felkl founded his own Geographical and Lithographic Institute in Prague to produce globes and maps. In 1870 Felkl moved the factory from Prague to Roztok and took his younger son as a partner in his company renamed Felkl & Son, producing globes for export, throughout Europe and even the United States. The business grew to employ more than 40 people, even opening a branch in Vienna. The main customers were: schools, public institutions and libraries. After Jan Felkl's death the business was continued by the family until the early 1900s.
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