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A pair of Cruchley's large, highly detailed library globes, showing the most accurate and up-to-date mid-nineteenth-century terrestrial and celestial data. While the terrestrial globe precisely portrays the earth divided into the mid-19th-century nations and states, the celestial globe shows a more wonderous, imaginative depiction of the heavens. Mythical figures and the signs of the zodiac are depicted among the constellations in a captivating way.George Frederick Cruchley (1796/97-1880) was an English map-maker, publisher, book- and map seller, based in London. He started out as an apprentice with the renowned English cartographer, engraver and publisher Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823). After Arrowsmith's death, Cruchley established his own business in London. He particularly made a name for himself by acquiring the stock of the acclaimed firm of John Cary (ca. 1754-1835) and publishing his own maps and globes alongside Cary's. Apart from his globes is Cruchley best known for his detailed plans of…
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Cruchley's new terrestrial globe from the most recent and best authorities, exhibiting the discoveries in equatorial Africa, North Pole, and the new settlements and divisions in Australia, New Zealand, California, Texas &c.London, George Frederick Cruchley, [ca. 1850]. With: CRUCHLEY, George Frederick. Cruchleys new celestial globe on which is accurately laid down the whole of the stars and nebule contained in the astronomical catalogue of the Reverend Mr. Wollaston F.R.S. Also from the authorities Flamstead, De la Caille, Hevellus, Bradley, Herschel, Maskelyne, &c. and the limits of each constellation determined by a boundary line.London, George Frederick Cruchley, [ca. 1850].A matching pair of terrestrial and celestial globes (53 cm diameter) each made a hollow paper-marché core (2 hemispheres, joined at the equator), covered with a layer of plaster and 12 hand-coloured, engraved gores, showing the terrestrial geography and celestial bodies in great detail. Each globe mounted in a mahogany tripod stand on
by [GLOBES - TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL]. CRUCHLEY, George Frederick.
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