Terrestrial floor globe

Terrestrial floor globe. Geographical details on the sphere include certain regions delineated by dotted lines, some drawn in red, some in green. The south polar region is empty. The discoveries of 1832-33 by Biscoe are not yet recorded. Notes on discoveries or other comments are not included. A total of six oceans are named.

Of the globes of 800 mm in circumference, three states have been distinguished including a set of gores dated 1839, another set of gores without a complete date but which can be dated to circa 1845 and one globe of 1846. The present globe clearly represents an earlier state, if not the first of 1835. Previously it was catalogued as being by Renaud. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.

Object Details

ID: GLB0132
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps
Type: Floor globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Vandermaelen, Philippe
Date made: 1835
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 1325 x 1130 mm; Diameter of sphere: 800 mm; Diameter of Meridian Ring: 1010 mm
Parts: Terrestrial floor globe