J. & W. Cary
Terrestrial Globe

MakerLondon, c. 1791–1850
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Terrestrial Globe
  • Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe
Datec. 1791, updated 1831
PlaceLondon, England
MediumSatinwood, paper, and brass
DimensionsOverall: 46 7/16 × 27 15/16 in. diameter (118 × 71 cm diameter)
.A, Globe: 21 in. diameter (53.3 cm)
.B, Stand: 25 1/2 × 27 15/16 in. diameter (64.8 × 71 cm diameter)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society
Object number2016.346
Current Location
Rienzi
Library
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Ronald Phillips Ltd., London]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed: Cary’s \ New \ Terrestrial Globe, \ Exhibiting \ The Tracks and Discoveries made by \ Captain Cook; \ also those of Captain Vancouver on the \ North West Coast of America; \ And M. de la Perouse on the Coast of Tartary, \ together \ With every other Improvement collected from \ Various Navigators to the present time. \ London \ Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary, Strand March 1sr, 1815. \ with Additions and Corrections to 1831.

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