CARY, John and William (1754 - 1835).
Cary's New Celestial Globe.
Diameter 15 inches (38 cm).; Height 42 inches (107 cm).
London, Dated 1816.

The globe made up of 2 sets of 12 engraved globe gores, hand colored in outline with title cartouche dated 1800. Later varnish, original brass hour circle and meridian circle with engraved graticule to one face. The globe mounted on its original elegant wooden tripod stand, papered horizon bar in a green wash, supported by four quadrants, turned wooden pillar and 3 ball and claw feet, original compass with stretchers to the feet, missing the glass and pointer.

An attractive early 19th century celestial Library globe, based on the astronomical work of F. Wollaston, and mounted on Cary's distinctive and stylish mahogany stand. John Cary began his map business in London in 1791, and the Cary brothers dominated the thriving globe market in the late Georgian period, capitalizing on the dramatic growth of London and selling to the merchants and gentry of this expanding economy.

Reference: Herbert George Fordham, John Cary: Engraver, Map, Chart and Print-Seller and Globe-Maker, 1754 to 1835 (Cambridge, 1925).