Description
Celestial globes modelled the heavens and the location of stars in relation to one another. Used to chart the location of the Earth in the universe and for geodesic calculations, these globes were useful in solving navigational and astronomical problems. The introduction of new printing technologies into the map-making industry rendered globes more widely available than earlier periods. Often they were sold as a set of two globes: celestial and terrestrial. The star-chart on this globe depicts stars to the fifth magnitude. The globe was produced by the instrument maker and map publisher John Cary (1755–1835) and his brother William Cary (1759–1825); the Cary firm became the leading globe-making producer in nineteenth-century Britain. In 1770, John began his apprenticeship to William Palmer of New Street Square London, and became a freeman in 1778. Three years later, John opened his globe-making business and convinced William to join him in the production of globes and planetaria; however, the two brothers maintained separate businesses with other projects.

14/01/2014
Created by: Allison Ksiazkiewicz on 14/01/2014