Description
The Newton family of cartographers were among the leading English globe makers of the early 19th Century, producing floor standing, table, and pocket globes under various successive Newton company names. Similar Newton pocket globes each in a mahogany box — similar to the offered globe — are in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Britain and pictured in Dekker, Globes at Greenwich. From 1831 to 1841, Miles Berry, a civil engineer, was a member of the Newton firm, then known as Newton, Son & Berry, operating at 66 Chancery Lane, dating the offered globe to this period. See our Guide to Globe Makers.
The heyday of the pocket globe was Georgian period England, from the early 18th century to the late 19th century, where they were mainly made as specialty items for English aristocrats interested in geography and astronomy. Read more about the history and development of pocket globes. Read more about the history and development of pocket globes.
Cartouche: Terrestrial Cartouche: NEWTON’s/ New & Improved/ TERRESTRIAL/ GLOBE/ Published by Newton Son & Berry/ 66 Chancery Lane,/ LONDON.
Condition: Generally very good, recently professionally restored, including restorations to minor abrasions, now with overall light toning and wear. Box very good, recently repolished, with light overall wear and shrinkage.
References:
Dekker, Elly, et al. Globes at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Globes and Armillary Spheres in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. London: Oxford University Press and the National Maritime Museum, 1999. pp. 55, 422-423, 425-427.
“James Cook.” Wikipedia. 4 July 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook#Third_voyage_.281776.E2.80.9379.29_and_death (7 July 2011)
