11519 – Early 19th Century Terrestrial Cary Table Globe

Early 19th Century Terrestrial Table Globe published by John and William Cary circa 1815. John and William Cary are generally regarded as the greatest British globe makers of the late Georgian period. Comprised of Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe, Drawn from the most recent Geographical works. The globe features twelve hand-coloured engraved paper gores over a papier mache and plaster sphere, varnished, mounted in brass meridian rings, with brass hour circles at northern poles, on turned mahogany tripod stands, horizon bands with pasted down and varnished hand-coloured printed zodiacal calendars. The base terminates on brass caster feet.

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