Fruitwood, brass, chromolithographed paper on pasteboard
Berlin, Germany, circa 1890
Ludwig Julius Heymann – bookseller in Breslau, producing globes from 1883 onwards
With printed inscription ‘ERD-GLOBUS / 19 cm / nach den neuesten und besten Quellen entworfen / BERLIN / Ludw. Jul. Heymann / Geographisch-Artistische Anstalt’
12 coated paper gores over pasteboard sphere with 2 polar callotes
On a turned wood base with integrated compass
Height: 35.5 cm; diameter: 19 cm
Good condition
A well-preserved small-sized model featuring a finely printed surface characteristic of this well-known manufacturer; a popular collector’s item of historical, cultural, aesthetic and scientific value

This small table globe was made by the company Ludwig Julius Heymann. The latter had moved his bookstore, which he had founded in Wroclaw, to Berlin in 1861 where he started producing globes in various sizes under the company name ‘Geographisch-Artistische Anstalt Ludwig Julius Heymann’ from 1883. The present model is in German. The globe rests on a finely turned wooden base. A small compass is integrated into the round foot. Numerous globes by Heymann are now in the globe collection of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.



The globe is overall in good condition with signs of age and wear. The surface is slightly foxed in places and partially minimally rubbed. A small dent and two small tears in the Pacific Ocean. The height measures 35.5 cm and the circumference is 57 cm.



Geographisch Artistische Anstalt Ludwig Julius Heymann

Ludwig Julius Heymann was born in Breslau, yet in 1861 he moved his bookshop to Berlin where he started producing terrestrial globes in 1883 with the comany’s name Geografic artistical institution Ludwig Julius Heymann. He quickly established his company on the market and was regarded as one of the most important manufacturers of globes in his day. For a longer period employed in the company was Prof Dr. Henry Lange, who reviewed and created the segments. After Heymanns‘ death in 1899, the company was lead on by employees and later by several owners. The company was relocated to Leipzig after the 1st World War and there it merged with Wagner & Debes, the famous publishing house for maps and atlases, especially for schools. (tfa)

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