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J & W Cary

A Pair of 21-Inch Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes

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July 15, 06:00 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 USD

Bid

19,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

  1. Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe, Exhibiting the Tracks and Discoveries made by Captain Cook; and Those of Captain Vancouver on the North-West Coast of America; and M.De La Perouse on the Coast of Tartary. Together with Every Other Improvement Collected from Various Navigators to the Present Time. London: J&W Cary, March 1, 1815, with corrections to 1819.
  2. Cary’s New and Improved Celestial Globe, on which is Carefully Laid Down the Whole of the Stars and Nebulae, Contained in the Astronomical Catalogue of the Revd. Mr. Wollaston, F.R.S. Compiled from the Authorities of Flamsteed, De La Caille, Hevelius, Mayer, Bradley, Herschel, Maskelyne, &c. With an Extensive number from the Works of Miss Herschel. The Whole Adapted to the Year 1800, and the Limits of Each Constellation Determined by Boundary Line. London: J&W Cary, March 1, 1799.


Each 21 inch diameter globe with two sets of 18 hand-colored half-gores, 3 ¼ inch brass hour dials, brass meridian circles, each with engraved granticule to one side; each mounted on their original mahogany tripod stands, original compasses with blued-steel pointers, hand-colored engraved paper horizon bars mounted to stands, supported by four quadrants with turned central support, three legs with ebony lozenge inlay, terminating in brass castors and glazed compass supported by three stretcher bars, approximately 48 inches tall each, 27 inches overall diameter. Original varnish removed, some expert repair to each.