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NEWTON & BERRY, London, 1831
NEWTON & BERRY'S New Terrestrial Glo[be] 183[1]
A fine 1½-inch (3.8cm.) diameter miniature terrestrial globe made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, the equatorial and equinoctial colure graduated in degrees, the meridian of Greenwich ungraduated, the ecliptic graduated in days of the houses of the Zodiac with sigils, the oceans showing the tracks of Cook, Gore and Clark [sic], Antarctica with no coastline shown, the continents shaded in yellow, pink and green and showing rivers, national boundaries and the Great Wall of China, Canada and Greenland with no northern coastline, Alaska labelled Russian Settle. (varnish loss to several areas, some slight abrasions and minor paper loss), on a silvered brass stand, with unengraved meridian half circle, baluster turned column, and circular plinth base -- 27/8in. (7.3cm.) high
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NEWTON & BERRY'S New Terrestrial Glo[be] 183[1]
A fine 1½-inch (3.8cm.) diameter miniature terrestrial globe made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, the equatorial and equinoctial colure graduated in degrees, the meridian of Greenwich ungraduated, the ecliptic graduated in days of the houses of the Zodiac with sigils, the oceans showing the tracks of Cook, Gore and Clark [sic], Antarctica with no coastline shown, the continents shaded in yellow, pink and green and showing rivers, national boundaries and the Great Wall of China, Canada and Greenland with no northern coastline, Alaska labelled Russian Settle. (varnish loss to several areas, some slight abrasions and minor paper loss), on a silvered brass stand, with unengraved meridian half circle, baluster turned column, and circular plinth base -- 27/8in. (7.3cm.) high
See Colour Illustration and Detail
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Please note that the stand for this globe is made from brass, and is not silvered. In addition, subsequent to cataloguing this sphere has been revarnished with a thin layer of matt varnish, removing the catalogued blemishes.