A WILLIAM IV TABLE GLOBE

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£ 3 250
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26.10.2021 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 39 | A WILLIAM IV TABLE GLOBE
Made up of two sets of twelve hand-coloured engraved half-gores, with graduated equatorial ecliptic and equinoctial colure, titular cartouche: 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: Made & Sold by G.&J. CARY, 86 St. Jame's Street Jany. 1. 1836. The oceans with an analemma, winds, numerous explorers' tracks, the continents with nation states shaded, North America showing the territories of numerous indigenous tribes, Alaska shown as Russian America, California labelled Unexplored Countries and New Albion, Africa with traders' routes and some detail on tribes. Fitted with engraved brass hour dial and graduated brass meridian ring, hand-coloured engraved paper horizon, on a mahogany stand with three cabriole legs and pad feet.
241/2 x 181/2 x 181/2in. (62 x 47 x 47cm.)
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