This floor-standing terrestrial globe forms a pair with the celestial globe, GLB0090. It consists of a sphere covered with two sets of twelve half-gores that are copper-engraved and hand-coloured, mounted in a graduated brass meridian ring with hour circles connecting them at both poles. The sphere and ring fit into a wooden tripod pedestal stand with carved and wheeled legs, which support the red-rimmed and paper-covered horizon ring. Between the legs are three cabriole stretchers with a central wheeled support for the meridian ring. A compass is supported by the three stretchers.
The paper horizon ring is copper-engraved and carried scales for the Amplitude, Azimuth, for 32 compass points, for the zodiac and the Gregorian calendar. There are labels for the equinoxes and solstices and a few star configurations are marked, as is the Milky Way, or Via Lactea.

Cartographic scales are given on the globe and the prime meridian is labelled 'Meridian of London'. The equator is graduated twice, for degrees and hours, and the ecliptic is graduated and given symbols of the signs of the zodiac. The sphere shows the location of the 'Antipodes of London' and there is a note on Cook's death. Recent explorations are recorded, including discoveries in the polar regions. The tracks of Cook's three voyages are extensively labelled with dates and followed by Clerke, Gore and 'Biscoe 1830, 1832'. A total of eight ocean names are given. The London area on the globe has been damaged by frequent use.