A magnificent pair of twelve inch (31 cms.) table top globes, overall height of about 44 centimetres. Each globe made up of two sets of 12 hand-coloured engraved gores, celestial gores laid to the ecliptic poles, with elaborate constellation figures in pale colours, the terrestrial marking the tracks of the voyages of Cook, La Perouse and Vancouver to the Pacific. Both cartouches bear the original imprint of Cary, often they bear that of other globe sellers. John Cary (1754-1835) was one of the foremost English globe-sellers of the early 19th century. Although principally a mapseller, his brother William was a maker of mathematical instruments, and as a result of their collaboration John Cary first advertised four sizes of globes for sale in 1791. According to Van der Krogt the original globes of 1791 were replaced with an undated pair in 1798. This may well be only the second edition with the terrestrial dated 1800. The most important improvement to the terrestrial is undoubtedly the inclusion of the results of the Vancouver voyage. Van der Krogt cites the presence of the voyage of Pickergill in 1796, although I cannot locate it. Van der Krogt ‘Old Globes in the Netherlands’ p. 79 Cary no. 3 & 5.