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The Lincolns had a set of globes in their back parlor. A Boston Journal reporter described the back parlor: “There were miscellaneous books on the shelves, two globes, celestial and terrestrial, in the corners of the room…” This table-top mounted globe matches what the Lincolns had.
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Details
- Title: Globe
- Date Created: 1812
- Contributor: Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/liho/exb/Home/LIHO2_Globe.html
- Source: Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- Place Of Production: Manufactured in London, England
- National Park Service Catalog Number: LIHO 2
- Measurements: H 47.5, Dia 45 cm
- Materials: Wood, brass
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