American & Southern | September 23, 2026
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 287
Rare and Important 1811 James Wilson Globe on Stand
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$8,000
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
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| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American/Vermont, 1763-1855), 13 in. terrestrial globe, inscribed "A New American Terrestrial Globe on which the Principal Places of the Known World are Accurately laid down with the traced attempts of Captain Cook to discover a Southern Continent by James Wilson 1811", 18 x 17 x 17 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia
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Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia
some lifting and peeling along seams, notable area with tears and lifting near North America, significant ink retouch throughout, does not spin freely, crack and repair to stand, loss to applied rim on stand, chips to rims
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