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Improved Globe, Boston. (Celestial Globe). Copley, Charles ; Joslin, Gilman, 1869
 View larger, zoomable image (turn off pop-up blocker) Full Title: Improved Globe, Boston. Manufactured by Gilman Joslin, Corrected to 1870. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1852 by Charles Copley ... New York. (Celestial Globe). Author: Copley, Charles ; Joslin, Gilman Date: 1869 This historical cartographic image is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, a large collection of online antique, rare, old, and historical maps, atlases, globes, charts, and other cartographic items. Read more about the Collection. Or you can view the entire David Rumsey Map Collection in Insight. Full David Rumsey Map Collection Catalog Record: Author: Copley, Charles ; Joslin, Gilman Date: 1869 Short Title: Improved Globe, Boston. (Celestial Globe). Publisher: Boston: Gilman Joslin Type: Globe Object Height cm: 41 Object Width cm: 41 Scale 1: 31,500,000 Note: 16" pair of Terrestrial and Celestial globes. These globes were originally issued by Copley and sold by Blunt in New York in 1852. Joslin revised and reissued them (this pair) in 1869, continuing until the 1890's (Warner). These are both floor stand models and are illustrated in Joslin's catalogue of the early 1870's (see our copy). Franklin Globes also issued the Copley Globes, but they may have been made by Joslin or Nims for Franklin (Warner). "National Park" is shown in the U.S. where Yellowstone Park was created in 1872, but we think this is anticipatory rather than after the fact. The "corrected to 1870" was usually done a year or two before the date (Coffeen). The Copley globes are beautifully executed, have a "modern" look, and are "extremely detailed, even to the point of obscurity" (Warner). Warner further states that "no examples of the Joslin 1869 state of these globes are known." This pair may be the only survivors. Copley won a gold medal in 1852 from the American Institute for the globes (see Transactions of the American Institute 1852, p124-5). Warner lists a Franklin 16" Terrestrial (3-88) by Nims that is similar to this. Total height from base to top is 43 inches. Reference: Warner 3-102, 2-54, 3-88; Guthorn 11-12 (Copley). Subject: Celestial Full Title: Improved Globe, Boston. Manufactured by Gilman Joslin, Corrected to 1870. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1852 by Charles Copley ... New York. (Celestial Globe). List No: 2920.002 Series No: 2 Published In: Improved Globe, Boston. Manufactured by Gilman Joslin, Corrected to 1870. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1852 by Charles Copley ... New York. (Terrestrial and Celestial Globe pair). Publication Author: Copley, Charles ; Joslin, Gilman Publication Date: 1869 Publication Reference: Warner 3-102, 2-54, 3-88; Guthorn 11-12 (Copley). Publication Note: See note field above. Publication List No: 2920.000 Publication Type: Globe Publication Maps: 2 Publication Height cm: 41 Publication Width cm: 41 Image No: 2920002
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