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Newton's New & Improved Terrestrial Globe.

NEWTON, [John], NEWTON, William and NEWTON, Edward
London,
Newton & Son, 66 Chancery Lane,
[c1833].
Globe, 12 hand-coloured engraved paper gores, over a papier mâché and plaster sphere, varnished, with brass hour circle on north pole, brass meridian ring, housed within wooden clamshell case painted green, rims painted red, with hooks and eyes, upper hemisphere lined with 12 celestial half-gores, varnished. Slight loss to celestial gore, one hook missing, case fixed to later wooden table stand by brass screw-in base of lower hemisphere.
Diameter: 77mm (3 inches).
15650

To scale:

notes:

notes:

The present globe is an updated version of Newton's 1830 pocket globe.

Biography
During the first half of the nineteenth century the firm of Newton, together with Bardin and Cary, occupied a leading position in the manufacture of globes in London. The firm was established by John Newton in 1783 and operated originally from the Globe & Sun 128 Chancery Lane, moving to 97 Chancery Lane in 1803, before settling at 66 Chancery Lane in 1817.

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bibliography:

bibliography:

Dekker GLB0015; van der Krogt New 1; Victoria & Albert Museum W.34:1-1974 (celestial); for reference see Worms & Baynton-Williams pp.488-489.