A pair of Regency 21-inch terrestrial and celestial globes By J & W Cary, the terrestrial globa dated 1806, the celestial globe dated 1799

the terrestrial globe bearing the label `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 TALTARY,/ TOGETHER/ With every other Improvement collected from/ Various Navigators to the present time/ LONDON/  Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary, Strand, March 1st 1806, the celestial globe with the corresponding label `CARY'S/ New and Improved/ CELESTIAL GLOBE/ ON WHICH/ Is carefully laid down the whole of the/ STARS AND NEBULAE,/ Contained in the ASTRONOMICAL CATALOGUE of the/ Rev^{d. Mr. WOLLASTON, F.R.S./ Compiled from the Authorities of/ FLAMSTEED, DE LACAILLE, HEVELIUS, MAYER/ BRADLEY, HERSCHEL, MASKELNE & C./ With an extensive number from the works of Miss Herschel/ The Whole adapted to the year 1800, and the/ Limits of each Constellation determined by a boundary line./ LONDON/ Made & Sold by J. & W. Cary, No. 181 Strand March 1st 1799, the printed paper compass roses replaced}

Good overall restored condition. The paper faces to the compasses replaced.
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A very similar pair of terrestrial and celestial globes by W. & J. Cary, sold Christie's London `Dealing in Excellence: A Celebration of Hotspur & Jeremy ', 20 November 2008, lot 80.

The firm of Cary was established in the late 18th century by John Cary (c.1754-1835), a noted map seller, and his brother William (c.1759-1825), an optician and nautical instrument maker. John gained his apprenticeship from William Palmer, becoming a freeman in 1778. Following this he entered into the engraving and map selling trade from about 1782, based at Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, London, subsequently moving to premises at the corner of Arundel Street, Strand. The firm published their first globes in January 1791, advertising them in the Travellers Companion where it was stated that they made terrestrial and celestial globes in 3, 9, 12 and 21 in. diameter. sizes `from entire new Plates'. This distinguished their maps from the those printed by rival manufacturers from old ammended copper plates. Having moved to 181 Strand in 1791, J & W Cary had established themselves as one of London's foremost globe manufacturers along with two other notable family firms Newton and Bardin. John Cary's two sons John (c.1788-1859) and George (1791-1852), trading from the same address, continued to produce globes of the highest standard, until the mid-19th century,  having introduced an 18in. diameter globe to their range in 1820. After the death of John Cary senior in 1835, the business was taken over by Henry Gould, although the company retained the name of Cary until 1890. In 1892, the Post Office directory recorded Cary & Co. at 7 Pall Mall, and subsequently Cary, Porter & Co. at the same premises from 1894-1904.  Examples of the company's work are illustrated in Elly Dekker and Peter van der Krogt, Globes from the Western World, 1993, pls.33, 37 and 38.