Bidspirit auction | A GLOBE OF THE EARTH

A GLOBE OF THE EARTH AND A GLOBE OF THE HEAVENS - LONDON Title: A GLOBE OF THE EARTH AND A GLOBE OF THE HEAVENS. Date: 1st half of the 19th century. Designer: John & William Cary / George & John Cary. Measurement: Height each 63 cm. Description: Each consists of a mahogany stand with a central turned column and a tripod base, cross-braces and a compass. The terrestrial globe, titled “Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe Delinated From the best Authorities extant, Exhibiting the late Discoveries towards the North Pole, and every improvement in Geography to the present Time London. (...) 1823”. The celestial globe ”Cary’s New Celestial Globe on which are correctly laid down upwards of 3500 Stars Selected from the most accurate observations and calculated for the Year 1800 with the extent of each Constellation precisely defined by Mr Gilpin of the Royal Society Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary. Strand, London, Jan (...) 18(...). Estimated shipping costs for this lot: The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #London #England #Early Works of Art.