Pick of the week: A round the world trip in the 1560s

Sixteenth-century globes rarely appear on the market. So, Jim Spencer, Hansons’ works on paper specialist, had been amazed to encounter one at a valuation day in Bishton Hall, Staffordshire.

“The vendor brought along a number of objects and was unsure if her recent purchase was anything o…

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