Pocket Terrestrial Globe, by J. & W. Cary, London, 1791

Subject: Astronomy; Globes
Item type: Object
Makers: J.&W.Cary
Provenance: Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957.
Primary inscriptions: Inscribed: 'CARY's Pocket GLOBE; agreeable to the latest DISCOVERIES LONDON: Pub- by J. & W. Cary Strand Apr. 1 1791'.
Object type: Globe
Dimensions: Diameter: 85mm
Inventory No: 36367
Accession Number: 1957-84/188

Description

Terrestrial globe, spherical fishskin case with table of latitudes and longitudes and the world in Caesar's time.