Lot 155

J. & W. CARY 20 INCH CELESTIAL LIBRARY GLOBE ON STAND
EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Auction: Day One | Wed 12th Nov at 10am | Lots 1 to 338
Description
with eighteen gores, meridian and brass horizon rings, with a cartouche inscribed ‘CARY’S New and Improved CELESTIAL GLOBE, ON WHICH Is carefully laid down the whole of the STARS AND NEBULAE. Contained in the ASTRONOMICAL CATALOGUE of the REVd MR WOLLASTON. F.R.S. Compiled from the Authorities of FLAMSTERD DE LA CAILLE HEVELIUS MAYER BRADLEY HERSCHEL, MASKELYNE &ec. With an extensive number from Works of Miss Herschel, The whole adapted to the Year 1800 and the Limits of each Constellation determined by a Boundary line LONDON Made & Sold by J&W. Cary No. 181 Strand Mar 1 1799' in a mahogany stand with ebonised inlay and tripod base joined by a compass dial
Dimensions
the globe 51cm (20 inch) diameter; 122cm high overall
Provenance
Property of a Knightsbridge residence
