Leonard Compere Cushee is recorded as having worked ‘Opposite the Temple-gate, Fleet St, London’ around 1761. He was apprenticed to the distinguished globe maker Nathaniel Hill, who had a workshop at The Globe and Sun, Chancery Lane. Reference: Bonhams.
Below are some examples and price guides of globes by Leonard Cushee and an example of his maker’s mark.
Leonard Cushee Maker’s Mark
A 15-inch Leonard Cushee Terrestrial Table Globe, English, circa 1760,
the cartouche printed A NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE DRAWN From the Best Authorities BY L. Cushee, the sphere with twelve applied gores with green hand-colouring, California shown as a peninsula, north-west Canada labelled ‘parts unknown’, Australia and New Guinea shown as a single landmass, New Zealand labelled ‘New Zeeland’ with only a limited section of the west coast shown, the Sahara Desert labelled ‘Zaara or the Desart’, the globe mounted in brass meridian within horizon ring applied with degree compass point and astrological signs, on six-legged mahogany frame,
20 1/2in (52cm) tall with stand
horizon ring approx. 20in (51cm) diameter
Sold for £14,000 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2022
A 2¾-INCH TERRESTRIAL POCKET GLOBE
LEONARD CUSHEE, LONDON. CIRCA 1760
A NEW GLOBE of the EARTH by L Cushee showing Admiral Anson’s route, partial coast of Australia, speculative coastline for northern Canada, with hand-coloured celestial interior gores, in fishskin case.
7.5 cm. diam. (in case)
Sold for EUR 6,000 at Christie’s in 2009
