Rare Pocket Globe In Its Shagreen Case 18th C 1770 After Moll

Very beautiful pocket globe called "pocket globe" in its shagreen case. The case contains the two celestial hemispheres with the new discoveries This globe is called after Moll, reissue around 1770 of the treestre globe by Herman Moll Entitled “A correct globe with new discoveries” composed of twelve hand-colored engraved spindles and two polar caps , the equatorial graduated in degrees and hours, the meridian 30 degrees west of Greenwich graduated in degrees. The ecliptic graduated in days of the zodiac of the houses with seals and traces of Cook's voyage of 1760. Australia is called New Holland. . It is contained in a spherical wooden case covered in shagreen and the interior is covered with two sets of twelve hand-colored engraved celestial horns. It is stamped "A Correct Globe with the New Constellations of Dr. Halley & c." »