A MATCHED PAIR OF 20-INCH LIBRARY GLOBES

Lot 108
10.02.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 16 250
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 711021
Lot 108 | A MATCHED PAIR OF 20-INCH LIBRARY GLOBES
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
The cartouches: NEWTON'S new and Improved TERRESTRIAL GLOBE Accurately delineated from the observations of the most esteemed NAVIGATORS and TRAVELLERS To the present time Manufactured by NEWTON & SON 66 Chancery Lane & 3 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, LONDON Published 1st January [1841]; NEWTON'S New and Improved CELESTIAL GLOBE on which all the Stars, Nebulae and Clusters contained in the extensive Catalogue of the late F. WOLLASTON. FRS. are accurately laid down their Right Ascensions & Declinations, having been recalculated for the Year 1830 by W. Newton Manufactured by NEWTON & SON, 66 Chancery Lane, LONDON. Each supported in graduated brass meridian rings, sitting in mahogany stands of slightly different construction.


the terrestrial 441/2 x 271/4 x 271/4in. (113 x 69.5 x 69.5cm);
the celestial 433/4 x 271/4 x 271/4in. (111 x 69.5 x 69.5cm).
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