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MANNING, J., LONDON
MODEL OF THE EARTH BY J. MANNING
A 2-inch (5.21cm.) diameter miniature terrestrial globe made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, the equatorial and Meridian of London ungraduated, the ecliptic not shown, the Antarctic showing only Victoria with a portion of coastline, the continents with little detail beyond rivers and the names of some nation states, outlined in green, red, orange and yellow, with some national boundries also coloured, with two iron axis pins, in a turned mahogany case, the domed lid with slightly-pointed knop

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