Terrestrial Globe

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Maker J. & W. Cary(London, c. 1791–1850)London, 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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Rienzi

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TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS & WEIGHTS

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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