PAIR OF TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES, George III, the terrestrial globe inscribed and dated CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE EXHIBITING / THE TRACKS AND DISCOVERIES MADE BY CAPTAIN COOK /ALSO THOSE OF CAPTAIN VANCOUVER ON THE / NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA / AND M. DE LA PEROUSE, ON THE COAST OF TARTARY / TOGETHER / WITH EVERY OTHER IMPROVEMENT COLLECTED FROM / VARIOUS NAVIGATORS TO THE PRESENT TIME / LONDON / MADE AND SOLD BY J. & W. CARY, STRAND MARCH 1ST. 1812, the celestial globe inscribed and dated CARY'S / NEW AND IMPROVED / CELESTIAL GLOBE / ON WHICH / IS CAREFULLY LAID DOWN THE WHOLE OF THE / STARS AND NEBULA / CONTAINED IN THE ASTRONOMICAL CATALOGUE OF THE / REV. MR. WOLLASTONE F.R.S. / COMPILED FROM THE AUTHORITIES OF / FLAMSTEED, DE LA CAILLE, HEVELIUS, MAYER / BRADLEY, HERSCHEL, MASKELYNE SEC. / WITH AN EXTENSIVE NUMBER FROM THE WORKS OF MISS. HERSCHEL / THE WHOLE ADAPTED TO THE YEAR 1800, AND THE / LUNITS OF EACH CONSTELLATION DETERMINED / BY BOUNDARY HNE. / ... BY J. & W. CARY, NR. 181STRANDT MARCH 1, 1799 (John Cary, Corsley ca. 1754-1835 Mortlake), England. Shaped mahogany and imprinted papier-mâché. Distinctive globes with a horizontal and vertical ring, on a shaped round shaft, with three curved legs. On castors. Signs of wear. D 72 cm. H 118 cm. Provenance: - from a private collection, Suisse romande. A similar pair of globes by J. Cary was sold at Christie's London on 17 October 2008 (Lot No. 70); at Christie's Kensington on 6 April 2011 (Lot No. 101); and a pair dating from 1820/27 was sold at Christie's London on 10 July 2018 (Lot No. 11). --------------- 1 PAAR ERD- UND HIMMELSGLOBEN, George III, der Erdglobus bez. und dat. CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE EXHIBITING / THE TRACKS AND DISCOVERIES MADE BY CAPTAIN COOK /ALSO THOSE OF CAPTAIN VANCOUVER ON THE / NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA / AND M. DE LA PEROUSE, ON THE COST OF TARTARY / TOGEHTER / WITH EVERY OTHER IMPROVEMENT COLLECTED FROM / VARIOUS NAVIGATORS TO THE PRESENT TIME / LONDON / MADE AND SOLD BY J. & W. CARY, STRAND MARCH 1ST. 1812, der Himmelsglobus bez. und dat. CARY'S / NEW AND IMPROVED / CELESTIAL GLOBE / ON WHICH / IS CARAFULLY LAID DOWN THE WHOLE OF THE / STARS AND NEBULA / CONTAINED IN THE ASTRONOMICAL CATALOGUE OF THE / REV. MR. WOLLASTONE F.R.S. / COMPILED FROM THE AUTHORITIES OF / FLAMSTEED, DE LA CAILLE, HEVELIUS, MAYER / BRADLEY, HERSCHEL, MASKELYNE SEC. / WITH AN EXTENSIVE NUMBER FROM THE WORKS OF MISS. HERSCHEL / THE WHOLE ADAPTED TO THE YEAR 1800, AND THE / LUNITS OF EACH CONSTELLATION DETERMINED / BY BOUNDARY HNE. / ... BY J. & W. CARY, NR. 181STRANDT MARCH 1, 1799 (John Cary, Corsley ca. 1754-1835 Mortlake), England. Mahagoni profiliert sowie Papiermaché bedruckt. Markanter Globus mit Horizontal- und Vertikalring auf profiliertem Rundschaft mit 3 geschweiften, jeweils durch Sockelkompass verbundenen Beinen auf Rollen. Gebrauchsspuren. D 72 cm. H 118 cm. Provenienz: Privatsammlung, Westschweiz. Ein ähnliches Globenpaar von J. Cary wurde bei Christie's London am 17.10.2008 (Katalognr. 70) verkauft. Ein weiteres wurde ebenfalls bei Christie's Kensington am 6.4.2011 (Katalognr. 101). Ein drittes Paar, aus den Jahren 1820/27 wurde bei Christie's London am 10.7.2018 (Katalognr. 11) verkauft. J. Cary war ein bedeutender englischer Kartograph, der seit 1783 sein eigenes Atelier führte. Sein "The New and Correct English Atlas" aus dem Jahre 1787 wurde zum Standardwerk seiner Epoche. In den 1790er Jahren publizierte er "Cary's New Itinerary", auf welchem alle wichtigen Strassen und Wege in England und Wales notiert waren. Später arbeitete er an diverse geologische Karten in Zusammenarbeit mit W. Smith.