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Hill, Nathaniel. fl. 1746-1768.
A New Terrestrial Globe. [London]: dated 1754.

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

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Hill, Nathaniel. fl. 1746-1768.

A New Terrestrial Globe. [London]: dated 1754. Hand-colored engraved terrestrial pocket globe, diameter 2.75 inches (70 mm). The globe made up of 12 gores with two polar calottes, light varnish, graduated meridian circle, slight cracking at south pole. The globe mounted in a later 4-legged fruit-wood stand to style, later meridian circle, some repairs to stand. height 100 mm.

An attractive early pocket globe by Nathaniel Hill, here set in a small stand. Hill was part of a long line of London globemakers, being apprenticed to the globe maker Richard Cushee, and later serving as mentor to Thomas Bateman and Leonard Cushee. This pocket globe was reissued by Palmer and Newton in 1783. Cf.Dekker Globes at Greenwich GLB0029.

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