PAIR OF TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES

PAIR OF TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES,

George III, the terrestrial globe inscribed and dated CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE EXHIBITING / THE TRACKS AND DISCOVERIES MADE BY CAPTAIN COOK /ALSO 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 / MADE AND SOLD BY J. & W. CARY, STRAND MARCH 1ST. 1812, the celestial globe inscribed and dated CARY'S / NEW AND IMPROVED / CELESTIAL GLOBE / ON WHICH / IS CAREFULLY LAID DOWN THE WHOLE OF THE / STARS AND NEBULA / CONTAINED IN THE ASTRONOMICAL CATALOGUE OF THE / REV. MR. WOLLASTONE F.R.S. / COMPILED FROM THE AUTHORITIES OF / FLAMSTEED, DE LA CAILLE, HEVELIUS, MAYER / BRADLEY, HERSCHEL, MASKELYNE SEC. / WITH AN EXTENSIVE NUMBER FROM THE WORKS OF MISS. HERSCHEL / THE WHOLE ADAPTED TO THE YEAR 1800, AND THE / LUNITS OF EACH CONSTELLATION DETERMINED / BY BOUNDARY HNE. / ... BY J. & W. CARY, NR. 181STRANDT MARCH 1, 1799 (John Cary, Corsley ca. 1754-1835 Mortlake), England.

Shaped mahogany and imprinted papier-mâché. Distinctive globes with a horizontal and vertical ring, on a shaped round shaft, with three curved legs. On castors. Signs of wear.

D 72 cm. H 118 cm.

Provenance:
- from a private collection, Suisse romande.

A similar pair of globes by J. Cary was sold at Christie's London on 17 October 2008 (Lot No. 70); at Christie's Kensington on 6 April 2011 (Lot No. 101); and a pair dating from 1820/27 was sold at Christie's London on 10 July 2018 (Lot No. 11).