[Two sets of globe gores for a pair of 19-inch Terrestrial and Celestial Globes.] 1632-1636

拍品的狀況可能存在極大差異，而由於其性質使然，拍品難以處於完美無瑕的狀態。拍品均以拍賣時的狀況出售。

These globe gores are in very good condition, with wear commensurate with age, use and materials. The full condition report is as follows:
Terrestrial northern half gores:
1. North-western America 'Nova Albion' - light marginal stain extending slightly into left-hand side of engraved image, some faint spotting to bottom margin extending just into engraved area.
2. North America 'California' - some light spotting confined to extreme top margin, faint insignificant spotting to bottom margin extending just into engraved area, light finger-soiling to extreme bottom margin.
3. North and Central America 'Sinus Mexicanus' - clean with only faint insignifanct scattered spotting
4. Caribbean and N.E. America 'Nova Francia' - clean
5. Atlantic Ocean - clean, with only the faintest of light soiling
6. Western Africa, Europe & British Isles - evenly browned and soiled with scattered spotting, marginal stain to left-hand side extending into engraved area
7. Central Africa, Europe, Scandinavia - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
8. Arabia, Caucasus, E. Africa - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots, light stain to Mediterranean
9. Central Asia - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
10. Siberia, central China, Indo-China - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
11. China, Korea, Japan, Philippines - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
12. Bering Strait, N. Pacific - clean
Terrestrial southern half gores:
13. Southern Pacific Ocean - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
14. Southern Pacific Ocean - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
15. Southern Pacific Ocean - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
16. South America - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
17. Brazil, River Plate - light dampstain to right-hand margin just extending into engraved area, a few light scattered spots confined to extreme margins
18. Southern Atlantic Ocean, dedicatory cartouche - a few light scattered spots
19. Southern Africa - scattered spotting, hore heavy to northern part of gore, small dampstain to extreme bottom margin
20. Madagascar - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
21. Southern Indian Ocean - a few light scattered spots
22. Java - mostly clean with only a few light scattered spots
23. Indonesian archipelago - some very light spotting mainly confined to just outside the northern plate mark
24. Large cartouche - faintrly browned, a few odd spots
Celestial northern half-gores:
1. A few light scattered spots
2. Clean with only a few light scattered spots
3. Clean with only a few light scattered spots
4. Clean with only a few light scattered spots
5. Clean with only a few light scattered spots
6. Clean with only a few light scattered spots
7. Cartouche, Castor & Pollux - evenly browned a soiled, scattered spotting thoughout, tiny chip to top-right hand corner of sheet
8. Faintly browned, a few scattered light spots
9. A few scattered light spots with a small grouping into extreme northern area of gore, tiny marginal hole at bottom left-hand side at join with guard
10. Mostly clean
11. Mostly clean
12. Clean with only a few light scattered spots
Celestial southern half-gores:
13. A few scattered spots, small brown stain with associated tiny hole to extreme bottom margin
14. A few scattered spots, small brown stain with associated tiny hole to extreme bottom margin
15. A few scattered spots, small brown stain with associated tiny hole to extreme bottom margin
16. A few scattered spots, small brown stain with associated tiny hole to extreme bottom margin
17. A few scattered spots, small brown stain with associated tiny hole to extreme bottom margin
18. Clean with only a few light scattered spots
19. Clean with only a few light scattered spots
20. A few scattered light spots
21. A few scattered light spots
22. A few scattered light spots
23. A few scattered light spots
24. A few scattered light spots