Description by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy of the globe clock at the Society of Antiquaries

This material is held atSociety of Antiquaries of London

  • Reference
    • GB 118 VUL
  • Former Reference
    • GB 118 SAL/MS/988
  • Dates of Creation
    • March 1852
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • pp. i + 11 + five drawings Folio. Brown cloth spine, with marbled boards.

Scope and Content

Description, dated 10 March 1852, by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1854), clockmaker, of the mechanism of the globe clock presented by him to SA in 1850. With five drawings (8 figures), dated 9 March 1852. See Mus. Cat., no. 908; DNB. The silver casing of the weight of the clock is engraved with a map of the world copied from the 'Mappe-mundi Geohydrographique' by Sanson, 1687. The engraving was dated by R. A. Skelton as c. 1700 (see letter, 17 Apr. 1951 laid down on the front endpaper).

A transcription is also available on the online catalogue of the Society of Antiquaries.

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Acquisition Information

In his letter presenting the clock, 13 June 1850 (Proc., 1st ser., 2 (1849-53), 88-9), Vulliamy promised to prepare the present description.

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