School globe. One of the first Polish school globes made after 1918.
Designed by cartographer Władysław Główczewski and manufactured at his W. Główczewski Artistic Lithography Workshop in Warsaw.
The First National Globe Factory of the “URANIA” Joint-Stock Company in Warsaw.
It was one of the first domestic companies that, after Poland regained its independence in 1918, undertook the mass commercial production of globes featuring a Polish-language cartographic grid and place names.
Second Polish Republic.
1920s. 20th century.
Map printed on paper using the lithography technique.
Wooden frame with metal (brass) components.
Condition: very good minus (see photos). Slight wear on the paper is visible. The frame is entirely original.
Height: 45 cm, base diameter: 24 cm.
WŁADYSŁAW GŁÓWCZEWSKI (1843–1905) was a draftsman and lithographer by training. In 1869, he opened a lithographic workshop in Warsaw and established the well-known brand: ZAKŁAD LITOGRAFICZNY W. GŁÓWCZEWSKI. After the outbreak of World War I, the workshop was taken over by Włodzimierz’s son, Kazimierz Główczewski. He expanded the workshop’s operations in three areas: cartography, advertising, and educational materials. Globes featuring his maps were produced by the following companies: H. WAJNER’s “POMOC SZKOLNA” Publishing House (from 1921, Warsaw) and T. A.’s FIRST NATIONAL GLOBE FACTORY, “URANIA.”
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