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A pocket globe is a compact terrestrial globe placed in a spherical case whose inner side has a celestial globe printing. It was introduced in the 17th century, representing the Earth surrounded by celestial bodies. In recent times, a globe with a 3-inch diameter is called a pocket globe. A collection of vintage pocket globes can be found on 1stDibs.
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Regency Lane’s Pocket Globe, Dated 1818
By Lane's
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Nicholas Lane (fl. 1775-1783) set up one of the major pocket globe manufacturers of the late 18th century.
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Globes
Materials
Wood
A 3 inch 19th Century Newton’s New & Improved terrestrial pocket globe.
By Newton and Son
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A 3 inch 19th Century Newton’s New & Improved terrestrial pocket globe. Retained in its original mahogany case.
Category
Antique 1830s English Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Pocket Globe by Nathaniel Hill, Shagreen & Paper, London, 1754
Located in Milano, IT
Nathaniel Hill
Pocket globe
London, 1754
The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in shark skin.
Category
Antique 1750s English George II Globes
Materials
Shagreen, Paper
An English POCKET GLOBE with dial for time zones
By Newton and Son
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
NEWTON & SON (fl.1840-61)
AN ENGLISH POCKET GLOBE WITH A DIAL FOR TIME ZONES, CIRCA 1835
A previously unrecorded stand for an early-19th-century English globe.
Category
Antique 1830s British Other Globes
Materials
Mahogany
English Pocket Globe by Herman Moll, Circa 1775-1798, England
By Herman Moll
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket globe
London, between 1775 and 1798
Re-edition of the globe of Hermann Moll (1678-1732) dated 1719
The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in sh...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Globes
Materials
Shagreen, Paper
Pair of George III 3 inch pocket globes by J & W Cary, one dated 1791
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The terrestrial globe is applied with 12 engraved and hand-coloured gores and signed in a circular cartouche ‘Cary’s Pocket Globe, Agreeable to the Latest Discoveries.
Category
Antique 1790s English Globes
Materials
Shagreen
