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GLOBE TERRESTRE rotatif et inclinable monté sur laiton et étain. Le pied e

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Rotating and tilting GLOBE mounted on brass and pewter. Black-tinted turned wood base. Mark on globe: "Globe classique publié par Ch. Dien 1831 à Paris etc.". 19th century.
Height: 52 cm-Diameter: 30 cm (Damage, worm holes)
Charles Dien (1809-1870), astronomer and cosmographer, was the author of several planetarium, terrestrial and celestial globes. He published several atlases on astronomical phenomena and, in 1833, a Description et usage du globe céleste.