Lot Essay
According to Clifton, John and William Cary were at The Strand from 1791 to 1816.
Van der Krogt notes that: "Cary's celestial globes could be obtained in two versions: with or without the figures of the constellations" (p. 77). The Cary celestial globes described by him (Car 5, 9, 10 and 15-18) have, like this one, the axis pins located at the Arctic and Antarctic poles, and the gores laid from ecliptic pole to ecliptic pole.
Van der Krogt notes that: "Cary's celestial globes could be obtained in two versions: with or without the figures of the constellations" (p. 77). The Cary celestial globes described by him (Car 5, 9, 10 and 15-18) have, like this one, the axis pins located at the Arctic and Antarctic poles, and the gores laid from ecliptic pole to ecliptic pole.