BY JAMES KIRKWOOD AND SONS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY THE CELESTIAL DATED 1802

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A PAIR OF SCOTTISH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL TABLE GLOBES
BY JAMES KIRKWOOD AND SONS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY THE CELESTIAL DATED 1802
Both spheres with twelve hand coloured engraved gores to the poles, the terrestrial depicting geographical information (including Australia named as New Holland) with graduated equator and ecliptic, the primiridian through London, showing the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Arctic and Antarctic circles, showing the tracks of Captain Cook's, Captain Gore's and and other voyages; the celestial, with graduated equator, equinoctial colure and ecliptic the latter graduated with the houses of the Zodiac the constellations depicted by mythological beasts and figures and scientific instruments, showing the tropics, Northern and Southern Poles; both spheres with graduated brass meridian rings and chapter rings.
The stand with hand coloured engraved horizon graduated in months of the year, houses of the Zodiac with their sigils and compass points mounted on four baluster turned stained beech legs and conforming turned X stretcher
19in. (48cm.) high, 18in. (46cm.) diameter (2)

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Lot Essay

Kirkwood and Sons (fl. 1774-1824) first started publishing globes in 1804 and continued to trade from Edinburgh until a disasterous fire destroyed all the copper plates. The firm was re-established by James's younger son who published a new pair of globes.

See Elly Dekker Globes at Grenwich Oxford University press, 1999 pp. 382-383 pl. 233

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