Abel Klinger globe from the 19th century.
Wood, paper and metal.
It has old xylophages on the base. It presents faults and wear due to use.
Measurements: 60 x 45 x 45 cm.
Terrestrial globe raised on a wooden base, with an axis that allows the metal globe to rotate. The terrestrial sphere shows political and geographical indications, as well as the representation of parallels and meridians. The globe is the only geographical representation that is not distorted. They are usually mounted, as shown here, on an angled stand, which facilitates their use by representing the angle of the planet with respect to the sun and its own rotation at the same time. This makes it easy to visualise how the days and seasons change.
Abel Klinger was an art dealer and engraver in Nuremberg, who published globes of various sizes. After his death, his widow continued the firm under the name 'J. Klinger's Kunsthandlung'. This name remained in use when Johann Paul Dreykorn (1805-75) bought the firm in 1831. When the merchant Carl Abel joined it in 1852, the name was changed to 'C. Abel Klinger'.