M. Vivien de Saint Martin

M. VIVIEN DE SAINT MARTIN (1802-1896).
"Terrestrial globe", c. 1865.
Papier mache and lithograph on ebonized wood base.
Publisher; Hachette et Cie.
Measurements: 46 x 23.5 cm.
Antique collector's globe, designed by M. Vivien de Saint-Martin and published in Paris by Hachette & Cie. The upper part, made of painted papier-mâché, has geographical features and written information and political delimitations of the time. The globe is the only geographical representation that is not distorted. They are usually mounted, as we see here, on an angled support, which facilitates their use by representing at the same time the angle of the planet with respect to the sun and its own rotation. This makes it easy to visualize how the days and seasons change.