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Bro. Wyld's Great Globe.
BRO . WYLD'S GREAT GLOBE .
The public will be amply compensated for the delay which occurred in opening this highly interesting exhibition , Ihe interval having been actively employed , not only in completing the external portion of the building , and the approaches thereto , but in tbe decoration of the interior , and rendering the gigantic model itself as accurate in its proportions and finished in appearance as will comport with the ideas of the scientific proprietor . The defective iron palisading round the square has been restored . The grounds within are being ornamentally laid out , and the paths newly
gravelled . Tbe noble portico at the north or chief entrance is finished externally , beneath which is laid a paving of Orsi and Armani ' s patent metallic lava , while the flooring of the vestibule within is covered with the same material , but of an ornamental description , representing inlaid marble . The design displays an elegant centre-piece , with floral decorations , in brilliant colours , enclosed in a square of white , surrounded by broad borders alternutely in coloured and black and white inlaid , the whole having a chaste , novel , and brilliant effect . The corridor surrounding the model has seats
covered with crimson cloth ranged around , and to soften the glare of the numerous glass lights above , a lining of white muslin bas been affixed ; the diagonal supporters of the globe have been relieved of their somewhat unsightly appearance by the introduction of a series of light pillars , surmounted by curiously formed curvilinear heads or arches , ornamented with tasteful pillarets , and decorated with scrolls , foliage , & c , in mazarine blue , relieved with fawn colons and light blue , the whole termed Byzantine , and designed after the style of the Alhambra . The convex surface of tbe sphere , as seen from the corridor , has a covering of blue , upon which the celestrial bodies will be depicted . On the lower portion the interstices are filled ill with numerous ranges of drawers for the reception of the best
editions of all the known geographical works ; and the inside wall of the corridor iwill be entirely covered with maps , so that the visitor ivill be enabled , in addition to the inspection of the stupendous model , to spend a day in actual study . The building has been well executed by Mr . G . Myers , of the Belvidere-road . The Globe within ivhich we enter is placed vertically north and south , the unknown regions of the south pole making ivay for a staircase and galleries , and those of the arctic for the illumination and ventilation of the
interior . The diameter is called 60 feet , and the circumference about 190 feet , affording a surface of above 10 , 000 square feet . Within the structure are four galleries , affording near views of several zones of the earth ' s surface ; but it is most desirable in the first instance to ascend to the upper gallery or platform , when a remarkable sight presents itself . Modelled on a colossal scale are Europe , North America , and North Asia in their familiar features , with the expanse of the oceans . The rivers are seen minutely depicted , the mountain chains represented in their various peaks
and branches , their snowy heights and hollow volcanoes . Above us the ice-bound realms of the north gleam under a blueish light . AVhile ive are struck with the greatness of the picture in contemplating those lands less known to us , when we turn away from the great continent of North America , with the proud feeling that such vast districts belong , to us , we are struck with surprise to find our own island no bigger than the sheet of paper before our readers . Yet there it is with every well known stream and hill , its cliffsits haysand its creeksso well laid down that as we look at it
, , , through a glass , ive may fancy ourselves viewing the wide scene from the peak of Snowdon , Ben Nevis , or other towering mountain . In the design and execution of this great undertaking , Bvo . Wyld has displayed great ability and resources , and be has been well seconded by those who have cooperated with them . Bro . Wyld has scrupulously guarded himself against
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Bro. Wyld's Great Globe.
BRO . WYLD'S GREAT GLOBE .
The public will be amply compensated for the delay which occurred in opening this highly interesting exhibition , Ihe interval having been actively employed , not only in completing the external portion of the building , and the approaches thereto , but in tbe decoration of the interior , and rendering the gigantic model itself as accurate in its proportions and finished in appearance as will comport with the ideas of the scientific proprietor . The defective iron palisading round the square has been restored . The grounds within are being ornamentally laid out , and the paths newly
gravelled . Tbe noble portico at the north or chief entrance is finished externally , beneath which is laid a paving of Orsi and Armani ' s patent metallic lava , while the flooring of the vestibule within is covered with the same material , but of an ornamental description , representing inlaid marble . The design displays an elegant centre-piece , with floral decorations , in brilliant colours , enclosed in a square of white , surrounded by broad borders alternutely in coloured and black and white inlaid , the whole having a chaste , novel , and brilliant effect . The corridor surrounding the model has seats
covered with crimson cloth ranged around , and to soften the glare of the numerous glass lights above , a lining of white muslin bas been affixed ; the diagonal supporters of the globe have been relieved of their somewhat unsightly appearance by the introduction of a series of light pillars , surmounted by curiously formed curvilinear heads or arches , ornamented with tasteful pillarets , and decorated with scrolls , foliage , & c , in mazarine blue , relieved with fawn colons and light blue , the whole termed Byzantine , and designed after the style of the Alhambra . The convex surface of tbe sphere , as seen from the corridor , has a covering of blue , upon which the celestrial bodies will be depicted . On the lower portion the interstices are filled ill with numerous ranges of drawers for the reception of the best
editions of all the known geographical works ; and the inside wall of the corridor iwill be entirely covered with maps , so that the visitor ivill be enabled , in addition to the inspection of the stupendous model , to spend a day in actual study . The building has been well executed by Mr . G . Myers , of the Belvidere-road . The Globe within ivhich we enter is placed vertically north and south , the unknown regions of the south pole making ivay for a staircase and galleries , and those of the arctic for the illumination and ventilation of the
interior . The diameter is called 60 feet , and the circumference about 190 feet , affording a surface of above 10 , 000 square feet . Within the structure are four galleries , affording near views of several zones of the earth ' s surface ; but it is most desirable in the first instance to ascend to the upper gallery or platform , when a remarkable sight presents itself . Modelled on a colossal scale are Europe , North America , and North Asia in their familiar features , with the expanse of the oceans . The rivers are seen minutely depicted , the mountain chains represented in their various peaks
and branches , their snowy heights and hollow volcanoes . Above us the ice-bound realms of the north gleam under a blueish light . AVhile ive are struck with the greatness of the picture in contemplating those lands less known to us , when we turn away from the great continent of North America , with the proud feeling that such vast districts belong , to us , we are struck with surprise to find our own island no bigger than the sheet of paper before our readers . Yet there it is with every well known stream and hill , its cliffsits haysand its creeksso well laid down that as we look at it
, , , through a glass , ive may fancy ourselves viewing the wide scene from the peak of Snowdon , Ben Nevis , or other towering mountain . In the design and execution of this great undertaking , Bvo . Wyld has displayed great ability and resources , and be has been well seconded by those who have cooperated with them . Bro . Wyld has scrupulously guarded himself against