A PAIR OF GEORGE IV 12-INCH LIBRARY TABLE GLOBES BY J. AND W. CARY, LONDON, THE TERRESTRIAL PUBLISHED 1826 Each sphere applied with two sets of twelve hand-coloured engraved split half-gores, the terrestrial incorporating circular printed panel inscribed CARY'S, NEW, TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, DELINEATED, From the best Authorities extant:, Exhibiting the late Discoveries towards the, NORTH POLE, and every improvement in Geography, to the present Time., LONDON: London. Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary, Strand, Jan'y 4 1826., extensively annotated with fully graduated equatorial calibrated in minutes and degrees, ecliptic and meridians, the Pacific ocean with an analemma of the table of equation, many explorers' tracks and numerous notes and dates, Antarctica with no land shown, the continents with nation states faintly colour-outlined, showing cities, towns, rivers, mountains in pictorial relief; the celestial with printed panel inscribed CARY'S, NEW CELESTIAL GLOBE, ON WHICH, are currently laid down upwards of 3500 stars, Selected from the moft accurate observations, and calculated for the year 1800, with the extent of each constellation precisely delinat., By NR. GILPIN of the ROYAL SOCIETY., Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary, Strand... (date indistinct but probably Jan. 1st 1816), with fully graduated equatorial and ecliptic with twilight zone, the constellations depicted by mythical beasts and figures with dotted boundaries, the stars shown in seven orders of magnitude with clusters and nebulæ and labelled; both spheres with engraved brass hour dials to the poles and pivoted within brass meridian circles divided for degrees, the hand-coloured engraved paper horizon rings with compass points and degrees in both directions, annotations for the Zodiac, calendar scales and wind directions; each supported on mahogany tripod stand incorporating quadrants supporting the horizon ring, over ringed baluster upright and downcurved supports fitted with compass stretchers and terminating with brass cup castors each 69cm high, 43cm diameterThe celebrated Cary family business of scientific instrument and globe makers was established by John Cary at Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, London in 1782 moving to a new address at 'Corner of Arundel Square', Strand the following year. He was primarily an engraver of maps, charts and globes who moved again in 1783 to 188 Strand. By 1791 he had entered into what appeared to be a relatively casual partnership with his brother, William; this partnership lasted until circa 1816 by which time William and John Cary had moved again to 181 Strand before finally settling in 86 St. James in 1820. The following year he was succeeded by his sons, John (II) and George Cary, who continued from the firm's 181 Strand address until 1851/2 when the business was acquired by Henry Gould. John and William Cary first introduced their 12 inch table globes on 1798 with the terrestrial periodically updated up until at least 1829.An almost identical pair by Cary sold Christies 7th April 2021, lot 96 $17,500. Condition Report: Terestrial - sphere is intact and apparently free of significant impacts or cracks. There is a slight glancing blow to the surface in the Caribbean and an old filled puncture near the Azores. A large section of the varnish has been carefully removed from the Pacific ocean revealing faded surface. The gores have noticeable openings where they meet most noticeably at the top pivot. Faults are otherwise limited to surface varnish loss, scuffs, fading and varnish browning. The sphere turns within the brass ring with nothing loose inside. The brass fittings are complete but in heavily tarnished condition. The horizon ring has a triangular scarf timber repair replacing a small section of the paper and there is general wear/losses and cracking to the papers. The underside of the ring shows evidence of it being broken and glued back together in two places. The stand is basically in sound original condition. The quadrants are missing three (of their eight) 'ears' where the join with the horizon ring. The compass is missing its needle and the paper is heavily browned/torn. The compass housing also has a crack to the circumference. Faults to the stand are otherwise limited to age related bumps, scuffs and wear.Celestial - Sphere has three significant filled impacts, there is also a puncture and the polar pivot areas have losses/distortion to surface. Otherwise faults are generally limited to bumps, scuffs and other age-related blemishes as well as browning to the varnish. The sphere will turn without rattles however it is no longer central within the brass ring so is prone to rubbing the horizon. The horizon ring is in similar condition to that of the terrestrial but with touched-in triangular patch (rather than veneer). The underside of the ring shows evidence of it being broken and glued back together in one place. The stand is missing five ears and two of the quadrants have been broken and glued near the junction with the upright. The compass is in similar condition as is the rest of the stand as the terrestrial.DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE CONDITION OF THESE GLOBES THIS REPORT CANNOT BE SEEN AS FULLY DEFINITIVE. 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