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Betts, John
Betts's New Portable Terrest
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1852
Globe
| Authors |
Betts, John |
| Full Title |
By The Queens Royal Letters Patent. Betts's New Portable Terrestrial Globe. Compiled from The Latest and Best Authorities. London, John Betts, 115 Strand. |
| List No |
4362.000 |
| Note |
The first edition of Betts' collapsible 15-inch "umbrella" type globe. The date is estimated from the U.S. geography. Later editions continued to the end of the century. In the original wooden box with advertisements for Betts' geographical products. It is interesting that the color is printed onto the gores - thus being a fairly early example of color lithography. |
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Betts, John
Betts's Portable Terrestrial
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1915
Globe
| Authors |
Betts, John |
| Full Title |
By The Queens Royal Letters Patent. Betts's Portable Terrestrial Globe. Compiled from The Latest and Best Authorities. British Empire coloured red. London: George Philip & Son Ltd. 32 Fleet Street. Liverpool: Philip Son & Nephew Ltd. 45-51, South Castle Street. |
| List No |
4478.000 |
| Note |
Undated 15-inch hanging globe, with the date of 1915 estimated by the Panama Canal (1914) and Austria Hungary (prior to WW I). George Philip took over production from Betts around 1880, and examples appear as late as 1932 (Welsh Sale #364). |
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