Globe Of The Earth Collection

1940 - Ussr: A Great Railroad Nation, 1940 (chromolitho)
FIA5403531 1940 - Ussr: A Great Railroad Nation, 1940 (chromolitho) by Russian School (20th century); 67x103 cm; Russian State Library, Moscow

Third loan of Defense Nationale du Credit Lyonnais: "Subscribe", 1917 (poster)
XEE4410211 Third loan of Defense Nationale du Credit Lyonnais: " Subscribe", 1917 (poster) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti

Double page illustration from Mundus Subterraneus, 1665
7276800 Double page illustration from Mundus Subterraneus, 1665 by Kircher, Athanasius (1602-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomus I)

Title page of Mundus Subterraneus, 1665
7276799 Title page of Mundus Subterraneus, 1665 by Kircher, Athanasius (1602-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: engraved additional title by Theodor Dirck Matham after Joannes Paul Schor)

Giovanni Domenico Cassini (engraving)
1700319 Giovanni Domenico Cassini (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Giovanni[a] Domenico Cassini, also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini (8 June 1625 - 14 September 1712)

Poster for the Brussels World Fair, 1935 (colour litho)
1733027 Poster for the Brussels World Fair, 1935 (colour litho) by Belgian School, (20th century); (add.info.: Poster for world Fair in Brussels, 1935)

Portrait of Ferdinand I of Austria (oil on canvas)
LRI4669930 Portrait of Ferdinand I of Austria (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Museo Centrale del Risorgimento, Rome

AN ATTEMPT TO SWALLOW THE WORLD ! Napoleon has a globe in his mouth, John Bull is unimpressed. 1803 (engraving)
7262242 AN ATTEMPT TO SWALLOW THE WORLD ! Napoleon has a globe in his mouth, John Bull is unimpressed. 1803 (engraving) by Woodward, George Moutard (c.1760-1809); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Napoleon gallops on Ambition, a horse with wings on its feet over the globe, 1814 (engraving)
7262245 Napoleon gallops on Ambition, a horse with wings on its feet over the globe, 1814 (engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840); Bromley Museum, Orpington

THE CORSICAN MUNCHAUSEN -HUMMING THE LADS OF PARIS. 1813 (engraving)
7262193 THE CORSICAN MUNCHAUSEN -HUMMING THE LADS OF PARIS. 1813 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Portrait of Sir Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (engraving)
ELD4833930 Portrait of Sir Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (engraving) by Rados, Luigi (1773-1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of William Herschel German-born British astronomer)

Mars on his Chariot Pulled by Wolves, 1673 (oil on canvas)
7221394 Mars on his Chariot Pulled by Wolves, 1673 (oil on canvas) by Audran, Claude the Younger (1639-84); 450x450 cm; Chateau de Versailles

"La quete"(The Quest) Representation onirique, silhouette feminine posee sur un globe - Peinture de Lindsay
FIA5393154 " La quete" (The Quest) Representation onirique, silhouette feminine posee sur un globe - Peinture de Lindsay Bernard Hall (1859-1935)

"L atelier du peintre Anthony (Antoon) van Dyck (1599-1641) peignant un portrait"
FIA5336226 " L atelier du peintre Anthony (Antoon) van Dyck (1599-1641) peignant un portrait" (Sir Anthonis van Dyck painting a portrait) Peinture d Andre Plumot (1829-1906)

"Nature morte aux instruments de musique"(Still life with musical instruments) Globe, flute, partition
FIA5327596 " Nature morte aux instruments de musique" (Still life with musical instruments) Globe, flute, partition, viole, guitare

Detail of the hand holding the globe of Napoleon I, sculpture, crypt of the Invalides
7071734 Detail of the hand holding the globe of Napoleon I, sculpture, crypt of the Invalides by Simart, Pierre-Charles (1806-1857); Dome des Invalides, Paris, France; © Pascal Lemaitre

"Nature morte aux instruments de musique"(Still life with musical instruments) Globe, flute, partition
FIA5327593 " Nature morte aux instruments de musique" (Still life with musical instruments) Globe, flute, partition, viole, guitare

Romanticism : Portrait of Antonio de Ulloa (1716-1795) par Cortes y Aguilar, Andres (1812-1879), ca 1856
FIA5406100 Romanticism : Portrait of Antonio de Ulloa (1716-1795) par Cortes y Aguilar, Andres (1812-1879), ca 1856. Oil on canvas, 105x83

The skeleton of Death on the theatre stage. 1827 (engraving)
7233021 The skeleton of Death on the theatre stage.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death on the theatre stage)

"The great globe itself, yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve!"(engraving)
7177902 " The great globe itself, yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve!" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " The great globe itself)

The Love Swing, 1902 (oil on canvas mounted on wood)
6431746 The Love Swing, 1902 (oil on canvas mounted on wood) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); 56x78 cm; Private Collection

"L allegorie de la justice"Peinture de Melchior Feselen (1495-1538) 16eme siecle Musee Pouchkine, Moscou
FIA5370869 " L allegorie de la justice" Peinture de Melchior Feselen (1495-1538) 16eme siecle Musee Pouchkine, Moscou by Feselen, Melchior (c.1495-1538); Pushkin Museum, Moscow

King Ferdinand el Santo, Anonymous, 17th century. Oil on canvas, 115x92. Ayuntamiento de Sevilla
FIA5406045 King Ferdinand el Santo, Anonymous, 17th century. Oil on canvas, 115x92. Ayuntamiento de Sevilla by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, Seville

Salvator mundi (chromolitho)
7188682 Salvator mundi (chromolitho) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salvator mundi. Illustration for Collection of Beautiful Miniatures reproduced in Facsimile)

Portrait of Christopher Columbus
FIA5384934 Portrait of Christopher Columbus by Nogari, Giuseppe (1699-1763); Collection of Federico Zeri, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Christopher Columbus (Christophe Colomb)

"Visite dans l atelier d un peintre en Hollande"(Visit in an artists atelier)
FIA5332683 " Visite dans l atelier d un peintre en Hollande" (Visit in an artists atelier) Peinture de Job Adriaensz Berckheyde (1630-1693) 1659 Musee de l Ermitage, Saint Petersbourg

Vanite, nature morte au vase (Vanitas, still life with a vase). Peinture de Matthias Withoos (1627-1703)
FIA5330126 Vanite, nature morte au vase (Vanitas, still life with a vase). Peinture de Matthias Withoos (1627-1703). Huile sur toile, 83 x 67 cm. Art hollandais du 17e siecle

King Ferdinand el Santo par Ries, Ignacio de (c. 1612-1661), c. 1655-1665. Oil on canvas, 198x140
FIA5406048 King Ferdinand el Santo par Ries, Ignacio de (c. 1612-1661), c. 1655-1665. Oil on canvas, 198x140. Ayuntamiento de Sevilla by Ries

Une vieille vis (An old screw). Peinture de Dominicus Smout (fin 17e siecle). Huile sur toile, 69, 5 x 86 cm
FIA5360341 Une vieille vis (An old screw). Peinture de Dominicus Smout (fin 17e siecle). Huile sur toile, 69, 5 x 86 cm. Ecole Flamande, art baroque. Musee des Beaux Arts A.Pouchkin, Moscou

Le Tour du Monde, c. 1860s (oil on panel)
7212047 Le Tour du Monde, c. 1860s (oil on panel) by Dargelas, Andre Henri (1828-1906); 46 x 37.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Man of Science, 1839 (oil on canvas)
7207086 Man of Science, 1839 (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); 99.7x85 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

"Achille reconnu par Ulysse parmi les filles du roi Lycomede"(Achilles recognized) Peinture de Franz (Frans)
FIA5331376 " Achille reconnu par Ulysse parmi les filles du roi Lycomede" (Achilles recognized) Peinture de Franz (Frans) Francken II le Jeune (1581-1642)

Les ambassadeurs (Jean de Dinteville (1504-1555 ou 1557) et Georges de Selve (1506-1541)
FIA5378962 Les ambassadeurs (Jean de Dinteville (1504-1555 ou 1557) et Georges de Selve (1506-1541). (The Ambassadors (Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve)

Globe terrestre en papier, bois et laiton grave, anonyme, 1720. Diam
FIA5407585 Globe terrestre en papier, bois et laiton grave, anonyme, 1720. Diam. 8 cm State Hermitage, St Petersburg by Anonymous; State Hermitage Museum, St

Vanitas Still Life - Peinture par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), 1632 - Oil on wood, 99
FIA5402887 Vanitas Still Life - Peinture par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), 1632 - Oil on wood, 99, 4x122, 8 - Private Collection by Colyer or Collier

"Un savant dans son bureau"(A scholar in his Study
FIA5394336 " Un savant dans son bureau" (A scholar in his Study) Peinture de Thomas Wyck (Wyjck ou Wijck) (vers 1616-1677) - Oil on canvas - 33, 5x31 - Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm by Wyck

Scientists (astrologers and astronomers) studying globes and the sky chart
AIS5369940 Scientists (astrologers and astronomers) studying globes and the sky chart, detail from Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica by Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665)

Vanitas Still Life par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), - Oil on canvas, 41, 9x98
FIA5402914 Vanitas Still Life par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), - Oil on canvas, 41, 9x98, 8 - Private Collection by Colyer or Collier

The 1st of May. Workers have nothing to lose, but they have the whole world to win
FIA5397197 The 1st of May. Workers have nothing to lose, but they have the whole world to win - Apsit, Alexander Petrovich (1880-1944) - 1919 - Colour lithograph - 95x71 - Russian State Library

Map of the Coast of Guiana, 1646-47
3786720 Map of the Coast of Guiana, 1646-47; (add.info.: Map of the Coast of Guiana - published in Dudleys Dell Arcano del Mare, 1646- 47)

Virgin and Child, c. 1530 (oil on panel)
FIA5404835 Virgin and Child, c.1530 (oil on panel) by Leyden, Lucas van (c.1494-1533); 34.5 A-- 27.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Netherlandish, out of copyright

"Portrait du roi Philippe III d Espagne"
FIA5387407 " Portrait du roi Philippe III d Espagne" (Portrait of Philip III of Spain (1578-1621), King of Spain and Portugal) Peinture d Andres Lopez Polanco ()

"Allegorie de la Vanite"("Allegory of Vanity"
FIA5394371 " Allegorie de la Vanite" (" Allegory of Vanity" ) Detail de vanites et d une bougie eteinte - Peinture d Antonio de Pereda y Salgado (1611-1678) 1634 Dim 139

enseignant Ivrogne - Teacher Drunkard par Anton Eduard Muller (Mueller) (1853-1897)
FIA5401353 enseignant Ivrogne - Teacher Drunkard par Anton Eduard Muller (Mueller) (1853-1897), 1882 - Oil on canvas - Private Collection by Muller

The Congress of Vienna
FIA5395929 The Congress of Vienna by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Congress of Vienna - Anonymous - c. 1815 - Etching, watercolour - 26, 4x33)

Vanitas Still Life par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), 1662 - Oil on canvas, 98x129
FIA5402900 Vanitas Still Life par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), 1662 - Oil on canvas, 98x129, 7 - Private Collection by Colyer or Collier

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"The Evolution of the Globe: A Journey Through Time and Space" From ancient illustrations to modern posters, the globe of the earth has captivated humanity for centuries. In 1665, Mundus Subterraneus showcased a double page illustration that revealed the mysteries hidden beneath our planet's surface. This captivating work was accompanied by a title page that set the stage for exploration and discovery. Fast forward to 1917 when Defense Nationale du Credit Lyonnais released their third loan poster, urging citizens to "Subscribe" and support their nation during wartime. The globe served as a symbol of unity and resilience in challenging times. In 1803, an engraving depicted Napoleon with a globe in his mouth while John Bull remained unimpressed. This portrayal highlighted Napoleon's insatiable ambition and his attempt to conquer the world. But it wasn't just political figures who found fascination with globes; scientists like Giovanni Domenico Cassini used them as tools for mapping celestial bodies. His engraved portrait showcases his dedication to understanding our place within the universe. The Brussels World Fair in 1935 brought color lithography into play with its vibrant poster featuring a globe. It represented global cooperation and progress amidst technological advancements. Artists also found inspiration from globes, such as Lindsay Bernard Hall's painting "La quete" (The Quest). With a feminine silhouette posed on top of a globe, this dreamlike representation invites viewers into an ethereal journey through time and space. Even Mars himself made an appearance on canvas in 1673, riding his chariot pulled by wolves across the sky. This oil painting captures both mythical elements and scientific curiosity about other planets beyond our own. Lastly, Sir Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel's engraved portrait reminds us of astronomers' contributions to our understanding of Earth's place within the cosmos. Their tireless observations have expanded our knowledge far beyond what early cartographers could have imagined.