A late 18th century 3'' pocket globe signed and dated 1791. Housed in its original sharkskin case. The interior of the case is laid with gorse depicting the northern and southern celestial hemispheres.A rare 3-inch diameter example of Cary’s pocket globe in a superb sharkskin covered case with two brass hook and eye clasps. The terrestrial globe, itself 3 inches in diameter, covered with copper-engraved hand-coloured gores applied to a plaster and papier maché sphere, the case lined with celestial gorses.All three voyages of Captain James Cook are marked on the globe, suggesting both the public and Cary’s fascination with these feats of maritime endeavour.Voyage One. HMS Endeavour, 1768-71. Cook was instructed to undertake a scientific voyage to the Pacific Ocean. He set sail rounding Cape Horn before making landfall in Tahiti, circumnavigating New Zealand, moving up the East Coast of Australia and finally to Indonesia. The newly discovered Endeavour Strait is marked on the...