John and William Cary. Cary's New and Improved Celestial Globe: Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe. 1799/1815.

CARY, John (1754–1835) and William (1759–1825) Cary's New and Improved Celestial Globe: Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe A pair of tall library globes, each made up of 2 sets of 12 hand-colored engraved globe gores, each with title cartouches. Original varnish removed, some stress fractures, as usual, a few expertly restored, occasional light browning. Brass hour circles, diameter 3.25 inches, and brass meridian circles, each with an engraved graticule to one face. The globes mounted on their original elegant English Georgian mahogany tripod stands, original compasses and pointers, both horizon bars with facsimile papers, supported by four quadrants, with central turned wooden pillar and 3 ball and claw feet. An elegant ebonized lozenge inlay on each tripod leg. London, Celestial dated 1799; Terrestrial 1815 with amended information to 1833Diameter 21 in.; Height 47 in. A fine pair of attractive floor-standing 21-inch library globes, presented on distinctive Cary English-style stands. The