Beschreibung:

CARY, John and William. New Terrestrial Globe exhxibiting the tracks and discoveries made by Captain Cook; New Celestial Globe, on which are laid down the whole stars, nebulae &c . London: Made and sold by J.and W.Cary Strand 1816 (Terrestrial with corrections and additions to 1839). A pair of library globes, diameter 18 inches (46cm). Each globe made up of two sets of eighteen hand-coloured engraved gores, elegant circular cartouches, celestial gores laid to the ecliptic poles, the constellations drawn as simple figures with weak colours, the terrestrial marking the tracks of Cook, La Perouse and Vancouver to the Pacific (both globes with original varnish, discoloured and slightly crackled, some small cracks along gore edges, occasional wear of varnish particularly at terrestrial south pole). Metal pinions, brass hour circles and meridian circles, graduated on one face with groove on verso. Hand-coloured engraved horizon bars, old varnish (rubbed and slightly worn). the globes on ebonised short turned four-legged stands, cross-stretchers supporting brass centrepost. A good pair of library globes in original condition. The Cary brothers issued their first pair of 18 inch globes in 1816, to add to their range of 12 and 21 inch globes. The Celestial globe could be ordered with faint constellation figures, as this example, or with constellations marked by colouring. The celestial gores were not radically changed in their lifetime, whilst the terrestrial gores were constantly updated with the latest discoveries. On this globe the track of Weddel to Antartica in 1822-23, and Biscoe's voyage to Graham's Land in 1831-32 is marked. The globes were undoubtably sold as a pair by John Cary's sons George and John in 1839. cf Van Der Krogt Car 7 and 9.