Terrestrial table globe

Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere are the same as Blaeu GLB0100. There are loxodromes for 32 compass points. The Strait of Ie Maire is labelled 'Strate van le Maire'. A hypothetical southern continent is drawn and labelled 'TERRA AUSTRALIS INCOGNITA MAGALLANICA'. There are numerous decorations, including animals in North and South America and Africa, nomads in Asia, cannibals in Brazil and birds in the southern continent. There is a large decorative group with Neptune just above the equator, and many ships in the oceans.

There are five notes on discoveries, including, for example, one extensive note on the discovery of America in a cartouche with animal heads at the top and sides, and in the hypothetical south continent in a cartouche with the head of a cherub at the top. A total of eight oceans are named. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.

Object Details

ID: GLB0107
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps
Type: Table globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ceulen, Jan Jansz van
Date made: Plates produced: 1599; Globe assembled: 1682 Plates produced: 1599; Globe assembled: 1682
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 515 x 477 mm; Diameter of sphere: 340 mm; Diameter of Meridian Ring: 368 mm