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Fine pair of globes by one of the leading English globe makers
[Pair of 10 inch table globes] A Correct Delineation of the Earth by Dudley Adams... [AND] An Improved Celestial Globe by Dudley Adams...
London,
No.60 Fleet Street,
1810 and 1811.
Pair of 10 inch table globes, the terrestrial made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores and two polar calottes, with the celestial made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, stamped brass meridian ring and paper horizon with degree, Zodiac and calendar scales, wind directions and Saint's Days,on a George III mahogany tripod stand with baluster shaft, cabriole legs with pointed pad feet and circular moulded stretcher-tied compass ring, the glazed compass box with engraved paper dial showing degree scale and 32-point wind rose, with an initialled blued-steel needle.
diameter: 310mm (12 inches); height: 660mm (26 inches).
20459
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Biography
Dudley Adams (1762-1830) was the son of George Adams (c1704-1773). Dudley Adams' brother, George Adams, (1750-1795) took over the family business after the death of their father, and Dudley Adams worked independently at 53 Charing Cross, where he published new editions of his father's 305 and 460mm (12 and 18 inch) globes. In 1796, Dudley returned to Fleet Street and continued to operate there before becoming bankrupt in 1817. ...
Dudley Adams (1762-1830) was the son of George Adams (c1704-1773). Dudley Adams' brother, George Adams, (1750-1795) took over the family business after the death of their father, and Dudley Adams worked independently at 53 Charing Cross, where he published new editions of his father's 305 and 460mm (12 and 18 inch) globes. In 1796, Dudley returned to Fleet Street and continued to operate there before becoming bankrupt in 1817. ...
bibliography:
Van der Krogt Ada 5; Ada 6.
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