CARY, G. & J.
Pair of Globes : 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] Cary's New Celestial Globe, on which are carefully laid down the Whole of the Stars and Nebulae contained in the Catalogues of Herschel, Bode, Prazzi, Koch &c.
London, G. & J. Cary, 1832.
Pair of 15-inch table globes (380 mm. diameter), height overall 540 mm.; each made up from twelve sets of gores; complete with brass meridian circles and hour rings, on original mahogany stands; in very good original condition.
A fine pair of early-nineteenth-century globes. The terrestrial globe clearly shows the navigational routes of several early Pacific explorers. Cook's three voyages are shown and his death is marked in the Sandwich Islands. Flinders' circumnavigation is detailed appropriately, as well as the voyages of Gore and Vancouver. The celestial globe illustrates current knowledge of Southern Hemisphere constellations, showing the discoveries of Edmund Halley and Abbé de Lacaille. This celestial globe includes all the figures of the constellations, which were not always included.
John and William Cary were active globe-makers in London. John Cary (c.1754-1835) was also an engraver and dealer in maps, whilst William (c.1760-1825) made mathematical instruments. John Cary 'was a member of a new class of mapmaker, concentrating on geographical excellence rather than on decoration…'. This focus is clearly evident in Cary's globes. Accordingly, the company was one of the leading English globe-makers from about 1792 until its closure in 1850. This pair signed "G. and J. Cary" firmly dates them from after 1821 when the two sons of John, George and John took over the firm.
It is difficult today to find matching pairs of early globes, although originally they were almost always sold in this way. These are in excellent original condition.
Lister, p.43; Van der Krogt, p.77.
Australian: $54,000 (Approx. US $48,681, Euro €37,460) Quote ref.
