Celestial globe; on a stand. Paired with George Adams' terrestrial globe at Maps G. 42a. Language note: In Latin with months of the year on horizon ring in English.1 globe: col. mounted on a three-legged wooden stand with a brass meridian ring; compass attached to base and globe encased in a modern perspex cover. 46 cm. in diam.; Scale not given.Londini; [George Adams; ca. 1769?].From: [A Celestial Globe; 18 inches in diameter; with dedicatory title as follows: ] Britanniarum Regi Augustissimo Georgio Tertio Astronomorum Patrono Munificentissimo; Celeberrimo; Globum hunc Caelestem; novam et emendatiorem caeli imaginem; sydera apud Africae Promontorium Australe nuperrime` observata; ato連 stellas Catalogi Flamstediani universas; vere` exprimentem grati animi et pietatis monumentum; D.D.Q. omni cultu et officio devinctissimus G. Adams.Maps G. 42bLondon; British Library.