Lot Essay
According to Clifton, the partnership of Newton, Son & Berry was working between 1830 and 1838.
Details
NEWTON, SON & BERRY (fl. 1830-38), London
NEWTON'S New & Improved TERRESTIAL GLOBE. Published by Newton, Son & Berry. 66 Chancery Lane. LONDON.
A 3-inch (7.6cm.) diameter terrestrial pocket globe, made up of twelve hand coloured engraved gores, the equatorial graduated in degrees, the ecliptic graduated in days and showing the symbols of the houses of the zodiac, the prime meridian marked Meridian of London, the continents coloured in outline, the oceans showing the routes of the voyages of Captain Cook, and Clark and Gore, the Antarctic showing Alexander 1st I. and Peter 1st I. but no coastline -- (a few short cracks, revarnished), with steel axis pins, and fishskin covered case, with brass hooks and eyes, lined with the hand coloured, engraved gores of NEWTON'S Improved Pocket CELESTIAL GLOBE depicting the constellations and stars.
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NEWTON'S New & Improved TERRESTIAL GLOBE. Published by Newton, Son & Berry. 66 Chancery Lane. LONDON.
A 3-inch (7.6cm.) diameter terrestrial pocket globe, made up of twelve hand coloured engraved gores, the equatorial graduated in degrees, the ecliptic graduated in days and showing the symbols of the houses of the zodiac, the prime meridian marked Meridian of London, the continents coloured in outline, the oceans showing the routes of the voyages of Captain Cook, and Clark and Gore, the Antarctic showing Alexander 1st I. and Peter 1st I. but no coastline -- (a few short cracks, revarnished), with steel axis pins, and fishskin covered case, with brass hooks and eyes, lined with the hand coloured, engraved gores of NEWTON'S Improved Pocket CELESTIAL GLOBE depicting the constellations and stars.
See Colour Illustration and Detail
Literature
Gloria Clifton Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 (London, 1995)