Name/Title
Globe, CelestialEntry/Object ID
1989.069.002Description
Celestial globe by Malby, one of pair (PH1969.001 terrestial globe of earth); wood & papier mache; turned wood rails in frame; shows sky at night with constellations. Sold by Philip, Son & Nephew, Liverpool.
The Malby family of map and globe makers was started by Thomas Malby, Sr. about 1839 and continued producing globes until at least 1860. Malby produced a variety of table globes in many sizes as well as pocket globes. The depiction of the lines of magnetic variation on a globe was a Malby innovation. The firm associated itself with the geographical publishing of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). By 1862 Malby globes designed for the SDUK were published by Edward Stanford (1827-1904) whose company is still in business today.
The Malbys represent a long line of artists, inventors, musicians and entrepreneurs. Walter N. Malby was a pioneer in the field of photography.Collection
WhitehallMade/Created
Place
Location
England, mid-nineteenth century