Terrestrial table globe

Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with a celestial globe by Hill, GLB0092. Geographical details on the sphere include loxodromes for 32 compass points. Trade winds and monsoons are indicated by arrows, and California is drawn as a peninsula. In North America there is a label 'lands disc. 1741', and a large blank area labelled 'parts unknown'. Australia and New Zealand are drawn according to the Dutch discoveries, but a hypothetical south eastern coastline has been added to Australia. There is a picture of the Great Wall of China. A total of four oceans are named. The track of Anson is labelled 'Ansons Tract, Going Out, Adm.I Ansons Tract, Ansons Return'. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.

Object Details

ID: GLB0091
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps
Type: Table globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hill, Nathaniel
Date made: circa 1755
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 235 x 220 mm; Diameter of sphere: 145 mm