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Terrestrial floor globe
Terrestrial floor globe. Geographical details on the sphere show California drawn as a peninsula. Along the meridian is the label 'Ligne de Demarcation' and along that is the the label 'Ligne de Demarcation selon la Bulle d'Alexandre VI'. The North and South polar continents are labelled 'TERRES ARCTIQUES' and 'TERRES AUSTRALES ou ANTARCTIQUES', respectively. Australia and New Zealand are drawn according to the Dutch discoveries. The Dampier Strait is labelled 'Detroit de Dampier'.
There are the tracks of voyages, including, for example, 'Route de Magellan en 1520', 'Route de Mendana en 1586 and en 1595' and 'Route de Quiros en 1605'. A total of four oceans are named. A pair of globes by Nollet is in the J. Paul Getty Museum, California. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
There are the tracks of voyages, including, for example, 'Route de Magellan en 1520', 'Route de Mendana en 1586 and en 1595' and 'Route de Quiros en 1605'. A total of four oceans are named. A pair of globes by Nollet is in the J. Paul Getty Museum, California. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
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Object Details
| ID: | GLB0113 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps |
| Type: | Floor globe |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Nollet, Jean Antoine |
| Vessels: | St Louis fl.1708 |
| Date made: | 1728 |
| People: | Maire, Jacob Le; Pedro Fernandez de Quiros Alvaro de Mendana Magellan, Ferdinand Halley, Edmond Davies, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1040 x 458 mm; Diameter of sphere: 320 mm; Diameter of Meridian Ring: 358 mm |