Pocket terrestrial globe
Newton [photographer] Fleet Street, London
Category
Globes
Date
1818
Materials
Brass, Glue, Paper, Sharkskin, Wood
Measurements
60 mm (Diameter)195 mm (Circumference)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338180
Summary
Pocket terrestrial Globe. Spherical pasteboard case, hinged, with black shagreen cover. Containing close-fitting terrestrial globe. When globe is within the case, a pin through poles rests in grooves on the rim of the case, letting globe spin in place. Twelve lunar phases illustrated inside of one half of the case, and four seasons and zodiac in the other half. Labelled 'Newton's New Terrestrial Globe, 1818' English 1818, or a little later. In notebook no.2, page 7 (1340945.2) Charles Wade refers to: 'Admiral 120 (I). Terrestrial Sphere in shagreen case (black) the interior of case showing the Heavens. NEWTONS. 1818, 2¼" Dia.'
Provenance
CPW Item 120 i Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Newton's New Terrestrial Globe, 1818
Makers and roles
Newton [photographer] Fleet Street, London, maker
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 2 The Admiral’s Room, 1944, page 31