[COOK] Newton’s new terrestrial pocket globe 1818

London : John Newton, 1818. Terrestrial pocket globe, 2 inches in diameter; engraved gores with original hand-colouring over papier-mâché and plaster sphere, the surface in fine order with original varnish, very small areas of abrasion; two metal pins resting the globe in the original publisher’s shagreen case, with engraved diagrams of the sun showing the four seasons, and the moon showing the phases, the twelve signs of the zodiac around the circumference; the lips of the case coloured red, and with original metal hinge and two hook-and-eye clasps; a fine unrestored example, sitting perfectly within its case.

A rare and attractive miniature pocket globe showing Cook’s third voyage.

John Newton (1759-1844) was the founder of a firm of globe makers in London, established in the 1780s and continuing on – with the involvement of Newton’s sons – throughout the nineteenth century. This small terrestrial globe in its original case shows the track of Cook’s third voyage of 1776-80, with its return to England under the commands of Clerke and Gore. New Holland is shown separated from Van Diemen’s Land, Port Jackson and Botany Bay are marked, and interestingly ‘French Discoveries’ are captioned along the South Australian coastline, a reference to the Baudin expedition.

Reference:

Sumira, Sylvia. The art and history of globes. London : The British Library, 2014, p. 189 (1831 edition illustrated)