27th Oct, 2010 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious)
210
[M] DUDLEY ADAMS (1762-1830): A 3IN. TERRESTRIAL...
DUDLEY ADAMS (1762-1830): A 3IN. TERRESTRIAL POCKET GLOBE
signed and inscribed A New Globe of the Earth by Dudley Adams, 1808, made up of 12 hand-coloured engraved gores by J. Mynde, the equator or equinoctial in yellow, the ecliptic and the meridian in red, the ecliptic graduated in days with signs of the zodiac, the equatorial and meridian graduated in degrees in two directions, showing the antipodes to London and recording monsoons in the Indian ocean, Australia named New Holland and New South Wales, Port Jackson and Botany Bay labelled, also Dimen's Land, de Wit's Land and Lewin's Land, Tasmania not depicted as an island, New Zealand shown but no Antarctic land, the 'Chinese Wall' is depicted, California is a peninsula and Canada has no northern coast. Tracks for Anson and Cook, both 'going out' and 'return' and 'Cn. King's return 1780'. In original red-edged fishskin-covered case, the interior laid with 12 celestial gores separating around the equinoctial, including four of the southern constellations as well as those of Plancius and Hevelius (one clasp missing, wear to case)
The youngest child of George Adams senior (1709-1772) by his second marriage, Dudley Adams was apprenticed to his brother George to train as a mathematical instrument maker. On his marriage ten years later, his mother gave him the globe plates and tools that had belonged to his father, and in 1788 he opened his own shop at 53 Charing Cross. In 1794, possibly as a result of supplying 28 inch globes for Lord Macartney's mission to China, he was appointed globemaker to George III, a prestigious post previously held by his father. However, he lived well beyond his means, and his bankruptcy in 1817 ended the Adams instrument business, founded in 1734.
signed and inscribed A New Globe of the Earth by Dudley Adams, 1808, made up of 12 hand-coloured engraved gores by J. Mynde, the equator or equinoctial in yellow, the ecliptic and the meridian in red, the ecliptic graduated in days with signs of the zodiac, the equatorial and meridian graduated in degrees in two directions, showing the antipodes to London and recording monsoons in the Indian ocean, Australia named New Holland and New South Wales, Port Jackson and Botany Bay labelled, also Dimen's Land, de Wit's Land and Lewin's Land, Tasmania not depicted as an island, New Zealand shown but no Antarctic land, the 'Chinese Wall' is depicted, California is a peninsula and Canada has no northern coast. Tracks for Anson and Cook, both 'going out' and 'return' and 'Cn. King's return 1780'. In original red-edged fishskin-covered case, the interior laid with 12 celestial gores separating around the equinoctial, including four of the southern constellations as well as those of Plancius and Hevelius (one clasp missing, wear to case)
The youngest child of George Adams senior (1709-1772) by his second marriage, Dudley Adams was apprenticed to his brother George to train as a mathematical instrument maker. On his marriage ten years later, his mother gave him the globe plates and tools that had belonged to his father, and in 1788 he opened his own shop at 53 Charing Cross. In 1794, possibly as a result of supplying 28 inch globes for Lord Macartney's mission to China, he was appointed globemaker to George III, a prestigious post previously held by his father. However, he lived well beyond his means, and his bankruptcy in 1817 ended the Adams instrument business, founded in 1734.
Sold for £3,720
Estimated at £2,500 - £4,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
DUDLEY ADAMS (1762-1830): A 3IN. TERRESTRIAL POCKET GLOBE
signed and inscribed A New Globe of the Earth by Dudley Adams, 1808, made up of 12 hand-coloured engraved gores by J. Mynde, the equator or equinoctial in yellow, the ecliptic and the meridian in red, the ecliptic graduated in days with signs of the zodiac, the equatorial and meridian graduated in degrees in two directions, showing the antipodes to London and recording monsoons in the Indian ocean, Australia named New Holland and New South Wales, Port Jackson and Botany Bay labelled, also Dimen's Land, de Wit's Land and Lewin's Land, Tasmania not depicted as an island, New Zealand shown but no Antarctic land, the 'Chinese Wall' is depicted, California is a peninsula and Canada has no northern coast. Tracks for Anson and Cook, both 'going out' and 'return' and 'Cn. King's return 1780'. In original red-edged fishskin-covered case, the interior laid with 12 celestial gores separating around the equinoctial, including four of the southern constellations as well as those of Plancius and Hevelius (one clasp missing, wear to case)
The youngest child of George Adams senior (1709-1772) by his second marriage, Dudley Adams was apprenticed to his brother George to train as a mathematical instrument maker. On his marriage ten years later, his mother gave him the globe plates and tools that had belonged to his father, and in 1788 he opened his own shop at 53 Charing Cross. In 1794, possibly as a result of supplying 28 inch globes for Lord Macartney's mission to China, he was appointed globemaker to George III, a prestigious post previously held by his father. However, he lived well beyond his means, and his bankruptcy in 1817 ended the Adams instrument business, founded in 1734.
signed and inscribed A New Globe of the Earth by Dudley Adams, 1808, made up of 12 hand-coloured engraved gores by J. Mynde, the equator or equinoctial in yellow, the ecliptic and the meridian in red, the ecliptic graduated in days with signs of the zodiac, the equatorial and meridian graduated in degrees in two directions, showing the antipodes to London and recording monsoons in the Indian ocean, Australia named New Holland and New South Wales, Port Jackson and Botany Bay labelled, also Dimen's Land, de Wit's Land and Lewin's Land, Tasmania not depicted as an island, New Zealand shown but no Antarctic land, the 'Chinese Wall' is depicted, California is a peninsula and Canada has no northern coast. Tracks for Anson and Cook, both 'going out' and 'return' and 'Cn. King's return 1780'. In original red-edged fishskin-covered case, the interior laid with 12 celestial gores separating around the equinoctial, including four of the southern constellations as well as those of Plancius and Hevelius (one clasp missing, wear to case)
The youngest child of George Adams senior (1709-1772) by his second marriage, Dudley Adams was apprenticed to his brother George to train as a mathematical instrument maker. On his marriage ten years later, his mother gave him the globe plates and tools that had belonged to his father, and in 1788 he opened his own shop at 53 Charing Cross. In 1794, possibly as a result of supplying 28 inch globes for Lord Macartney's mission to China, he was appointed globemaker to George III, a prestigious post previously held by his father. However, he lived well beyond his means, and his bankruptcy in 1817 ended the Adams instrument business, founded in 1734.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious), 27th Oct, 2010
