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A John Newton 2 ½-inch Pocket Globe in Case, English, circa 1790, image 1
A John Newton 2 ½-inch Pocket Globe in Case, English, circa 1790, image 2
A John Newton 2 ½-inch Pocket Globe in Case, English, circa 1790, image 3
A John Newton 2 ½-inch Pocket Globe in Case, English, circa 1790, image 4
Lot 3

A John Newton 2 ½-inch Pocket Globe in Case,
English, circa 1790,

In the Palm of your Hand: Small is Beautiful
23 February 2022, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £10,837.50 inc. premium

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A John Newton 2 ½-inch Pocket Globe in Case, English, circa 1790,

the cartouche printed A NEW Terrestrial GLOBE by J. Newton 1783, the sphere applied with gores hand coloured in red, yellow, and green, showing the trade winds and monsoons indicated by arrows, the Dampier Strait labelled, California shown as a peninsula, north-eastern Canada labelled Unknown Parts, the tracks of Anson's voyage and Cook are shown, Australia (labelled New Holland) and New Zealand drawn according to Cook's discoveries, in fish-skin covered case with two hooks and eyes, with map of the heavens applied to inner two hemispheres,
3in (7.5cm) diameter cased

Footnotes

John Newton (1759-1844) founded the Newton family firm in the 1780s, an enterprise which flourished into the 19th century with support from various family members. The workshop primarily made pocket and table globes, before expanding to include mechanical planetaria. Newton globes were advertised in ten available sizes, ranging from just 1 inch up to 25 inches in diameter.

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