Globe
James Ferguson, FRS (Keith 1710 - London 1776)
Category
Globes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, plaster, wood and fishskin.
Measurements
82 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 760959.2
Summary
One of a pair of "Globes of the Earth" in spherical shagreen cases, each with two brass catches, the insides printed with figurative celestial map. This one of the pair inscribed "A NEW GLOBE of the EARTH by James Ferguson".
Marks and inscriptions
A NEW GLOBE of the EARTH by James Ferguson.
Makers and roles
James Ferguson, FRS (Keith 1710 - London 1776), cartographer