A PAIR OF REGENCY FIFTEEN-INCH LIBRARY GLOBES J. and W. CARY, LONDON, 1820 The terrestrial sphere applied with two sets of twelve hand-coloured engraved split half-gores incorporating circular cartouche inscribed CARY'S, NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, Drawn from the most recent, GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS, shewing the whole of the New Discoveries, with the, TRACKS of the PRINCIPAL NAVIGATORS, and every improvement in Geography, to the present Time., LONDON: London. Published by J. & W. Cary, 181 Strand, Nov'r 24 1820., extensively annotated with fully graduated equatorial calibrated in minutes and degrees, ecliptic and meridians, the Pacific ocean with an analemma TABLE of EQUATION, many explorers' tracks and numerous notes and dates, Antarctica with no land shown but 71.10 the most South'n Latitude of Capt. Cook, Vast Islands and firm fields of ice and other notes, the continents with nation states faintly colour-outlined, showing cities, towns, rivers, mountains in pictorial relief; the celestial with rectangular panel inscribed CARY'S, NEW CELESTIAL GLOBE, ON WHICH, are carefully laid down the whole of the, STARS AND NEBULAE, contained in the Catalogues of, Wollaston, Herschel, Bode, Piazzi, Zach & c., Calculated to the Year 1820, Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary 181 Strand London 1818, the axis through the celestial poles, with fully graduated equatorial and ecliptic with twilight zone, the constellations depicted by mythical beasts and figures with dotted boundaries, the stars shown to eight orders of magnitude with clusters and nebulæ and labelled; both spheres with engraved brass hour dials to the poles and pivoted within brass meridian circles divided for degrees, the hand-coloured engraved paper horizon rings with compass points and degrees in both directions, pictorial representations of the Zodiac, calendar scales and wind directions; each supported on a mahogany tripod stand incorporating four quadrants supporting meridian ring over baluster upright and downcurved supports terminating with tapered feet fitted with brass castors, (both unrestored with some historic damage). 100.5cm (39.5ins) high, 52.5cm (20.75ins) diameter. The celebrated Cary family business of scientific instrument and globe makers was established by John Cary at Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, London in 1782 moving to a new address at 'Corner of Arundel Square', Strand the following year. He was primarily an engraver of maps, charts and globes who moved again in 1783 to 188 Strand. By 1791 he had entered into what appeared to be a relatively casual partnership with his brother, William; this partnership lasted until circa 1816 by which time William and John Cary had moved again to 181 Strand before finally settling in 86 St. James in 1820. The following year he was succeeded by his sons, John (II) and George Cary who continued from the firm's 181 Strand address until 1851/2 when the business was acquired by Henry Gould.
A PAIR OF REGENCY FIFTEEN-INCH LIBRARY GLOBES J. and W. CARY, LONDON, 1820 The terrestrial sphere applied with two sets of twelve hand-coloured engraved split half-gores incorporating circular cartouche inscribed CARY'S, NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, Drawn from the most recent, GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS, shewing the whole of the New Discoveries, with the, TRACKS of the PRINCIPAL NAVIGATORS, and every improvement in Geography, to the present Time., LONDON: London. Published by J. & W. Cary, 181 Strand, Nov'r 24 1820., extensively annotated with fully graduated equatorial calibrated in minutes and degrees, ecliptic and meridians, the Pacific ocean with an analemma TABLE of EQUATION, many explorers' tracks and numerous notes and dates, Antarctica with no land shown but 71.10 the most South'n Latitude of Capt. Cook, Vast Islands and firm fields of ice and other notes, the continents with nation states faintly colour-outlined, showing cities, towns, rivers, mountains in pictorial relief; the celestial with rectangular panel inscribed CARY'S, NEW CELESTIAL GLOBE, ON WHICH, are carefully laid down the whole of the, STARS AND NEBULAE, contained in the Catalogues of, Wollaston, Herschel, Bode, Piazzi, Zach & c., Calculated to the Year 1820, Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary 181 Strand London 1818, the axis through the celestial poles, with fully graduated equatorial and ecliptic with twilight zone, the constellations depicted by mythical beasts and figures with dotted boundaries, the stars shown to eight orders of magnitude with clusters and nebulæ and labelled; both spheres with engraved brass hour dials to the poles and pivoted within brass meridian circles divided for degrees, the hand-coloured engraved paper horizon rings with compass points and degrees in both directions, pictorial representations of the Zodiac, calendar scales and wind directions; each supported on a mahogany tripod stand incorporating four quadrants supporting meridian ring over baluster upright and downcurved supports terminating with tapered feet fitted with brass castors, (both unrestored with some historic damage). 100.5cm (39.5ins) high, 52.5cm (20.75ins) diameter. The celebrated Cary family business of scientific instrument and globe makers was established by John Cary at Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, London in 1782 moving to a new address at 'Corner of Arundel Square', Strand the following year. He was primarily an engraver of maps, charts and globes who moved again in 1783 to 188 Strand. By 1791 he had entered into what appeared to be a relatively casual partnership with his brother, William; this partnership lasted until circa 1816 by which time William and John Cary had moved again to 181 Strand before finally settling in 86 St. James in 1820. The following year he was succeeded by his sons, John (II) and George Cary who continued from the firm's 181 Strand address until 1851/2 when the business was acquired by Henry Gould.
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