[COOK] Newton’s new terrestrial pocket globe 1818

A$15,500 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books · No longer available

London : John Newton, 1818. Terrestrial pocket globe, 2 inches in diameter; engraved gores with original hand-colouring over papier-mâché and plaster sphere, the surface in fine order with original varnish, very small areas of abrasion; two metal pins resting the globe in the original publisher s shagreen case, with engraved diagrams of the sun showing the four seasons, and the moon showing the phases, the twelve signs of the zodiac around the circumference; the lips of the case coloured red, and with original metal hinge and two hook-and-eye clasps; a fine unrestored example, sitting perfectly within its case. A rare and attractive miniature pocket globe showing Cook s third voyage. John Newton (1759-1844) was the founder of a firm of globe makers in London, established in the 1780s and continuing on with the involvement of Newton s sons throughout the nineteenth century. This small terrestrial globe in its original case shows the track of Cook s third voyage of 1776-80, with its return to England under the commands of Clerke and Gore. New Holland is shown separated from Van Diemen s Land, Port Jackson and Botany Bay are marked, and interestingly French Discoveries are captioned along the South Australian coastline, a reference to the Baudin expedition. Reference: Sumira, Sylvia. The art and history of globes . London : The British Library, 2014, p. 189 (1831 edition illustrated)

• Binding: Hardcover

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