My first passion. English library globes are a must for the gentleman's library, all the great libraries and stately homes. Universities and industrialists of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries had these wonderful works of art. They come in a variety of sizes- 12, 15, 18, 21 inch and occasionally 24 inch. The great makers of globes in England have been, Cary, Newton’s , to name but a few.
An antique pair of Celestial and Terrestrial 16in Globes by Gilman Joslin
Ref. No. cw160
Circa. 1873
The terrestrial globe showing all the most recent discoveries including "National Park" (now Yellowstone) which provides a date post 1873. Both a...
£ 58000.00
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Cary's 21" Library Globes
Circa. 1799
A Pair of Cary's 21-inch Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes.
Each surmounted by a brass scale in a circular mahogany stand with four ar...
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