Artist
Nathaniel HillEnglish, 1708–1768
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Pocket Globe
Date1754
PlaceLondon, England
MediumPaper maché, engraving on paper with hand-coloring, housed in a fish skin case
DimensionsOverall: 3 in. diameter (7.6 cm)
Overall (.B, Case, open): 1 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (3.8 × 15 × 7.4 cm)
Overall (.B, Case, open): 1 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (3.8 × 15 × 7.4 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2012.3.A,.B
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view
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Department
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated: A NEW Terrestrial GLOBE by Nath Hill 1754
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