A pair of George I 8 ¾-inch terrestrial and celestial table globes by John Senex, circa 1715

GLOBES FROM THE PRESIDENT OF HARVARD

A pair of George I 8 ¾-inch terrestrial and celestial table globes by John Senex

circa 1715

the terrestrial globe with cartouche reading A New GLOBE of ye EARTH / Corrected from Observations commu / nictaed to the ROYAL SOCIETY of LONDON / and the ROYAL ACADEMY of PARIS / By Iohn Senex / Sold by I. Senex at the Globe / against S^t Dunstons Church in / Fleet Street / London 1715, the twelve hand-coloured engraved gores applied to a papier mache sphere with brass hour ring and pointed screwed on to the graduated brass meridian ring, and horizontal ring printed with zodiac, calendar scales and compass directions, mounted on oak and ebonised fruitwood stand with turned legs on bun feet and a circular platform base, platform base to terrestrial globe with manuscript paper label reading *** 1746 / to J H Ward 1820 by Ed H

overall 36cm. high, 34cm. wide; 1ft. 2in., 1ft. 1½in.