CARY, John & William, London, 1800

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CARY, John & William, London, 1800
CARY's NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE DELINEATED From the best Authorities extant Exhibiting the different Tracks of CAPTAIN COOK and the New Discoveries made by him and other Circumnavigators London Made & Sold by J.&W. Cary, Strand Jany 1st1800
A 12-inch (30.5cm.) diameter terrestrial table globe made up of twelve coloured engraved gores, the anti-meridian graduated in degrees, the equator graduated in degrees and hours each in two directions, the ecliptic graduated in days and showing symbols for the houses of the Zodiac, the oceans with an analemma, and numerous details of explorers' voyages including Cook, La Perouse and Vancouver with details such as dates, Many islands & firm fields of Ice and Here Capt Cook was killed by Natives Feb.14 1779 & Capt Clerke succeeds to the Chief Command next to the Sandwich Islands, further marked with details of trade winds, the continents delicately coloured in green and yellow with numerous geographical details including mountain ranges, rivers, towns and cities, Australia labelled New Holland and showing The Land of Peter Nuyts 1627, Opening according to Dampier and other details, Africa with tracks of caravan routes, the interior labelled Unknown Parts but showing Lake Maravi, Saudi Arabia labelled with Continued Desert from Mecca to Oman, North America with Canada lacking northern coastline, the West Coast labelled NEW ALBION and showing areas of inhabitation for Copper Inds, Hare Indians, Doegg Nation and other tribes (numerous surface abrasions, various areas of paper loss, large area of paper loss and plaster infill coloured light green to Eastern Australia and surrounding ocean), with brass meridian circle engraved on one side and divided in four quadrants, the coloured engraved paper horizon graduated in degrees and days of the month and of the houses of the Zodiac with names and symbols and showing compass directions (some abrasions and paper loss), raised on four mahogany quadrant supports to turned central column with three inswept legs -- 25in. (63.5cm.) high

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