Rotating globe by Perigot edited by Delagrave with a mechanism replicating the time zone from 1 to 12 in roman number .
Charles Auguste Perigot (1828-1885) was a French geographer , historian and professeur au Lycee Saint Louis , associated with Mouraux as engraver in the production of atlas and terrestrial globe , several with Ikelmer editor .
The concept of this cosmograph is from CH. Henard which also produce similar system with clock mechanism more decorative in nature .
During the mid 19th exploration and science , being the center of the cultural activity of this era , all aspect of representation of the natural world was created with globe , tellurium , armillary and all form of artifact.The mechanism is in working order turning the base to iindicate on the different time zone , Alska not yet purchased still being Amerique Russe and most of Africa still unexplored place the map of the globe around 1850 to 1865 .
size H 11 in x Diameter of globe 5 in .
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