€19.500,00 Categories: Cartography/Globes, Highlights 1799 - London, J. and W. Cary Nr. 12421
An exceptional fine Celestial 21″ (53 cm.) Library Globe. Presented atop a walnut tripod stand with brass casters, with a glass-topped compass, mounted between three cross stretchers. Measuring 52″ x 28″ (132 x 71 cm.) in total. By John and William Cary (1754-1835 and 1759-1825) of London. Engraved and hand-colored. The papier-mache copperplate gores have [...]
€28.000,00 Categories: Cartography/Globes, Handcoloured, Highlights 1816/1820 - London, J. and W. Cary Nr. 12249
Each globe is 18″ in diameter. Each is presented atop a walnut tripod stand with brass casters, each measuring 45″ x 24″ in total. By John and William Cary (1754-1835 and 1759-1825) of London. Engraved and hand-colored. The Cary brothers were renowned creators of precision instruments, and their globes were widely regarded as the very [...]