Brand: AM       ( Ref: GL008B )

Diameter globe: 32 cm  (12 in.)

Overall height: 97 cm  (38 in.)
Overall width: 50 cm  (19.75 in.)
Weight: 11.5 kg  (25.4 lb)

Base: wrought iron (Baroque style)
Meridian: wrought iron

The Vaugondy, Father and son, were the official mapmakers Louis XV, called “the Beloved”. Their sofisticated globes decorated the libraries and salons of Versailles and The Louvre in Paris.

The superior know-how of the blacksmiths of the Baroque epoch (16th-18th centuries) is famous; numerous churchs, stair railings and impressive iron gates (Gates of Place Stanislas in Nancy) attest it. The base of this globe is made of loops and curves wrapped around a central swirl. It contrasts with the simple, even severe, sphere support. Attention to detail, historical interest, “authentic” materials characterize this very fine globe made by AM, world-renowned for its “museum quality” reproductions.

This globe exists in: français
		Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688 - 1766) Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723 - 1786) Gilles: geographer of Louis XV Didier: geographer of Louis XV and king Stanislas, royal censor Father and Son published in 1758 “the Atlas Universel” of 108 maps, one of the most important atlases of the 18th century. The map of this antique globe is a faithful reproduction of an original carefully guarded in the B.N.F., Bibliothèque Nationale de France, in Paris, town where they lived. She is hand adjusted. Using printed copies of the original globe gores, AM manufactured true replicas; historical documents representing the beauty and prestige of ancient cartography and exploration. The opposite map, in Latin, differs slightly from the globe map who is in French.

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AM is a Dutch company created in 1968 by Haring Piebenga. Its focus is to create a comprehensive collection of historical objects and fine art reproductions in museum quality. AM proposes reproductions that appeal to a need for nostalgia, intrigue, and beauty. All its products are designed in house, by its own design team. Originals are pursued at auction and reproduced with an AM twist. “For AM, 38 years later, it is always very personal. We develop our products because we like them and we believe that others will also like them… And our Cabinet of Curiosities continues growing...”