John and William Newton (fl. 1818 – 1830), Newton’s New and Improved Terrestrial Globe; Newton’s New and Improved Celestial Globe

John and William Newton (fl. 1818 – 1830) Newton’s New and Improved Terrestrial Globe; Newton’s New and Improved Celestial Globe London, Celestial and Terrestrial dated 1820 Diameter 12 in.; Height 40 in. A fine pair of small library globes each made up of two sets of twelve engraved globe gores, hand-colored in outline with title cartouches, later varnish. Minor stress cracks on both globes. Brass hour circles and meridian circles, each with an engraved graticule to one face. The globes mounted on their original elegant English mahogany tripod stands, original compasses without pointers, papered horizon bars supported by four quadrants, with central turned wooden pillar and curved feet. A fine pair of elegant library globes on distinctive tall Georgian stands by J. & W. Newton. The Newton family of cartographers were among the leading English globe makers of the early 19th century. Together with the Cary family, the two globe businesses controlled 90% of the British globe market a