Rare Pair Celestial and Terrestrial Table Globes (29cs)

Rare Pair Celestial and Terrestrial Table Globes London, dated 1816 and 1836, each 12-inch globe with mahogany stand, each with zodiac and calendar ring on reeded vasiform base and cabriole legs with pad feet joined by undertier with compass; overall H24 1/2" Dia.18" George III period label reads: CARY'S, NEW CELESTIAL GLOBE, on which are correctly laid down upwards of 3500 Stars, selected from the most accurate observations and calculated for the Year 1800. To the extent of each constellation precisely defined, By Mr. GILPIN of the ROYAL SOCIETY, Made & Sold by J & W Cary, Strand London, Jan. 17, 1816 William IV period label reads: CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE delineated From the best Authorities extant Exhibiting the Late Discoveries towards the North Pole and every improvement in Geography to the present Time. London, Made & Sold by G & J Cary 86 St. James's Street Jan. 4, 1836. (29cs) Provenance: Estate of Joan Wellhouse Stein Newton

Estimate:£5,260.84

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