Terrestrial table globe
Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the celestial globe, Osterschaden GLB0120. Geographical details on the sphere include kingdoms indicated by little crowns. The world is divided into two parts. There are three labels in North America and two in South America. In Africa there is a figure labelled 'Papa loannes', symbolised by headgear, which might represent a papal tiara. In Asia there is a portrait with a label, and Japan is labelled 'Zipangri'. The Indonesian archipelago is labelled and accompanied by a note with the date 1520. There is a label in the southern continent and a note with the date 1499. There are decorations including ships and sea monsters in the oceans, and an elephant in Africa. A total of six oceans are named.
In the later edition of the Oterschaden gores, reissued by Paulus Furst in Nuremberg, the note 'Terra nondum plene cognita Inuenta A° 1499' is absent. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
In the later edition of the Oterschaden gores, reissued by Paulus Furst in Nuremberg, the note 'Terra nondum plene cognita Inuenta A° 1499' is absent. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
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Object Details
ID: | GLB0119 |
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Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps |
Type: | Table globe |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Oterschaden, Joannes |
Date made: | circa 1600 |
People: | Urban de Gelais, Urban de |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 298 x 230 mm; Diameter of sphere: 165 mm; Diameter of Meridian Ring: 193 cm |