Globe
Thomas Chippendale (Otley 1718 - London 1779)
Category
Globes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany and metal
Measurements
1070 mm (Height)
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Charlecote Park, Warwickshire
NT 532976
Summary
Terrestrial globe, paired with celestial globe 534389, on Chippendale mahogany tripod stand on brass castors ( 532976.2). Paper covered sphere with brass horizonal (532976.1). Plaque on the sphere reads ‘To the Honourable Sir Joseph Banks, Bart, K.B. President of the Royal Society. This new British Terrestrial globe containing all the latest discoveries and communications, from the most correct and authentic observations and surveys, to the year 1799 by Captain Cook and more recent navigators. Engraved from > accurate drawings by Mr Arrowsmith, Geographer. -rest is unreadable. Signed by Bardin, 235, 125.
Makers and roles
Thomas Chippendale (Otley 1718 - London 1779) , cabinet maker