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Terrestrial globe or world map, drawn up by the geographer J.Forest*, 17 rue de Buci in Paris, from the late 19th-early 20th centuries.
This globe is in good general condition, in its original state. It is signed on the side. It no longer has its wooden base.
Please note: it no longer has its wooden base, slight stains and yellowing, scratches and wear over time, see photos.
is a French geographer and cartographer. In 1886, he founded his publishing house of maps and plans, world maps, globes, terrestrial and celestial spheres, tables and wall maps for teaching at 17-19, rue de Buci in Paris and remains at 1, place du 13 October in Bagneux. Supplier to schools since 1889 and approved by the Ministry of Public Education, it also offered a globe lighter in its catalog. Appointed advisor to France's foreign trade in 1912, whose work he regularly monitored, he was reappointed in this role in 1922.
