30th Apr, 2014 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Seraph)
187
[M] A 2¾IN. TERRESTRIAL POCKET GLOBE PUBLISHED BY...
comprising twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, maker's cartouche inscribed LANE's Pocket GLOBE - LONDON 1807, the equatorial graduated in degrees, the ecliptic graduated in twelve times 1-30°, the oceans including the Ethiopic Ocean; the Western or Atlantic Ocean; The Eastern Ocean; and Great South Sea with tracks for Anson and Cook; the South Pole unmarked and described as 'Frozen Ocean', Australia described as 'New Holland' and conjoined as one with Tasmania, national boundaries in dotted outline, cities and rivers, China, showing the Great Wall, sited next to 'Independent Tartary', Africa with details such as 'Negroland', and 'Country of the Hottentots', Canada with no northern coastline, and other details, two steel axis pins at the poles, contained within a hinged spherical fishskin-covered case lined with two sets of engraved celestial half-gores, coloured green and with constellations depicted by signs of the Zodiac etc. (case cracked in four places) -- 3in. (7.5cm.) diameter
Sold for £3,472
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
Condition Report
Globe with a few minor abrasions to the varnish but in overall fine condition; case has several ?shrinkage cracks and requires restoration, hinge is good, and it retains two (of three) securing hooks.
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comprising twelve hand-coloured engraved gores, maker's cartouche inscribed LANE's Pocket GLOBE - LONDON 1807, the equatorial graduated in degrees, the ecliptic graduated in twelve times 1-30°, the oceans including the Ethiopic Ocean; the Western or Atlantic Ocean; The Eastern Ocean; and Great South Sea with tracks for Anson and Cook; the South Pole unmarked and described as 'Frozen Ocean', Australia described as 'New Holland' and conjoined as one with Tasmania, national boundaries in dotted outline, cities and rivers, China, showing the Great Wall, sited next to 'Independent Tartary', Africa with details such as 'Negroland', and 'Country of the Hottentots', Canada with no northern coastline, and other details, two steel axis pins at the poles, contained within a hinged spherical fishskin-covered case lined with two sets of engraved celestial half-gores, coloured green and with constellations depicted by signs of the Zodiac etc. (case cracked in four places) -- 3in. (7.5cm.) diameter
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Seraph), 30th Apr, 2014
