Armillary sphere in cardboard on turned wooden base signed o - Lot 300

Lot n° 300
Go to lot
Estimation :
800 - 1000 EUR
Result with fees
Result : 8 960EUR
Armillary sphere in cardboard on turned wooden base signed o - Lot 300
Armillary sphere in cardboard on turned wooden base signed on the meridian circle "Se fait AParis chez Desnos rue St Julien le pauvre Quartier de la place Maubert" and marked "Gravé par l'auteur et monté par lui-même". Ptolemaic model with the earth in the center, the tropics and the equator, the moon and the sun represented by two cardboard disks (both missing). The ecliptic circle presents a zodiacal calendar and the table is in French and Italian. The sign of Cancer is also named Ecrevisse, as was common in the 18th century. The portents mention latitudes of cities, some of them atypical like Goa India, Kebec, Martinique... About 1753-1780 H : 55 cm ; D : 37 cm A similar model is kept at the Musée des Arts et Métiers (inventory 03854-0004-) Note : the color is to be revived, two pastilles are missing, to be restored. Louis Charles Desnos (1725-1805) was one of the greatest cartographers of his time. Born in Pont-Sainte-Maxence and son of a cloth merchant, he took over from Jacques Hardy (a famous cartographer of his time) around 1754 following his marriage to the widow of Nicolas Hardy (Jacques' son). In 1757 he became a master type founder in Paris, then a geographer engineer for the king of Denmark, and a geographer engineer for the city of Paris in 1769. Author of numerous works between 1756 and 1788, he is also known for his globes, spheres and other cartographic instruments. His address is known as Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre between 1753 and 1757, then Rue Saint Jacques (at 254, 252, and 190) with the sign "à la Sphère" or "au Globe".
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue