Merriam & Moore 6-inch Celestial Globe

Merriam & Moore 6-inch Celestial Globe, Troy, New York, c. 1854, twelve printed gores illustrated with mythical beasts and scientific instruments and labeled in Latin, with cartouche reading in part A New Six inch Celestial Globe Reduced from the Astronomical Association London by Merriam & Moore , calibrated brass meridian ring, and printed horizon band on wood, all resting on a stylized, tri-foot, cast iron base, ht. 8 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin.