Terrestrial relief globe

Terrestrial relief globe. Geographical details on the sphere show the Earth presented in relief, mountain ridges, ocean basins and riffs. In the collection of the Globe Museum, Vienna, there is a lunar globe in relief designed by AJ. Wightman, which was made by Lunasphere Productions Ltd, Church Works, Penzance, Cornwall, England. In 1998, however, neither Wightman nor Lunasphere could be traced in the area. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.

Object Details

ID: GLB0199
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps
Type: Relief globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wightman, A. J.
Date made: 1971
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 776 x 625 x 663 mm; Diameter of sphere: 625 mm