Sold for:
$4,305
$4,305
Nathaniel Hill 2 1/2-inch Pocket Globe, c. 1754, twelve printed gores laid down on a plaster and wooden sphere, illustrating the northwest portion of America as Unknown Parts , cartouche reading A New Terrestrial Globe by Nath Hill 1754 , fish-skin-covered wood case lined with twelve hand-colored printed gores of the celestial maps, housed in a custom glass and lead case. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-10-28
