Description
The globe has metal axis pins at the poles and engraved and hand-colored gores, set within a spherical conforming hinged papier mache case covered with fish skin, fitted with two hooks and eyes. The interior of the case is covered with engraved paper gores in each hemisphere, one half with a map entitled “The WORLD as known in CAESAR’s Time/ agreeable to D’Anville,” and the other half with numerous place names arranged in a geometric grid in four quadrants with geographical coordinates entitled “A TABLE/ OF/ Latitudes & Longitudes/ of Places not given/ on this/ GLOBE.” Oceans are colored light green, land masses in light green, pink, and cream tones, outlined in green and/or red. Tracks of explorers are shown with blank lines. The interior map of the world in ancient Rome is similarly colored.
Circular Cartouche Composed of Chain-linked Small Circles: CARY’s/ Pocket/ GLOBE;/ agreeable/ to the latest/ DISCOVERIES/ LONDON/ Pubd by J & W Cary Strand April 1. 1791.
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