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\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This is part 2 of a 3 part series chronicling the acquisition and restoration of a rare James Wilson terrestrial globe of 1828. \u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In my last post I talked a bit about finding this globe, for this post I will talk about the amazing before and after restoration. \u00a0 In the final post I’ll go in depth with the process of the globes restoration.
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I took a \u00a0series of photographs in my first blog post, I will in this post recreate those exact photos but with the newly restored globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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1828 Wilson globe, before<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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1828 Wilson globe, after<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In this 1st set of photographs it’s obvious the transformation this globe underwent. \u00a0Nearly 200 years of dust, and environmental contaminants were removed to reveal the original map surface underneath. \u00a0 The brass pieces were polished, but they were purposefully not brought up to a gleaming shine, which would not have fit the character of the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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North America before<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This second set of photos I have highlighted the North American continent. \u00a0 \u00a0Here you can also see the cleaning that was done to the horizon band. \u00a0 The globe was nearly illegible under so much dirt, grime and discoloring, \u00a0but much of that grime sat on and in the old varnish layer on the globe. This old varnish protected the map surface underneath. \u00a0It did it’s job incredibly well. \u00a0 I should note that all of the color in the ” after” photographs is completely original to the globe. \u00a0There was no addition of color during the conservation process. \u00a0 \u00a0In my mind unless the globe is damaged it is better to take a less is more approach to any restoration process. \u00a0 I suppose I could have asked for the map surface to be re colored, or the horizon ring to be brightened further with pigments etc, \u00a0but at what point do you go from uncovering the past to re creating the past? \u00a0 \u00a0I wanted this globe to be true to itself, \u00a0it’s 190 years old, \u00a0it’s not going to look new, \u00a0nor should it. \u00a0 With that said this globe was fortunate in that it was basically just very dirty. \u00a0 There were no missing parts, holes, or such to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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globe and stand, after<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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globe and stand, before<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0 This next set of photographs shows another view of the map surface and the stand. \u00a0The wooden pieces on this globe underwent \u00a0no restoration of the finish, \u00a0the original finish remains. \u00a0The only thing I might do to the finish is apply a coating of high grade furniture wax. Beeswax would have been available throughout this globe’s life and I think that would be appropriate in this case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Finally I wanted to provide a before and after photo of the globe’s cartouche. \u00a0Certainly it was legible before restoration, but the difference is dramatic in the after shot. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I’ve been collecting for q while now, \u00a0almost 15 years and this is the first globe that I have undertaken to have professionally restored. \u00a0I think the conservation and restoration process is a mystery to most people. \u00a0It is a service that most people will go their whole lives never using, be it for a globe, books, maps or other paper items. \u00a0In part 3 of this 3 post wonder, I want to pull the Curtain back on this globes restoration \u00a0with some mid restoration photographs. \u00a0I will also get into what I feel to be important questions to ask when it comes to having a restoration like this done. \u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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