Terrestrial pocket globe
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial globe are the same as those of John Senex GLB0034, but with the addition of a presumably hypothetical eastern coastline of Australia and a correction for New Zealand. The western coastline of North America is extended and shows the Bering Strait, but it is not labelled. The location of the Antipodes to London are marked. The monsoons and trade winds are depicted by arrows. California is drawn as a peninsula. Australia is drawn according to the Dutch discoveries but the label 'New Zeland' is allocated to Tasmania. New Zealand itself is absent. The explorations of Dampier are included and the tracks of the explorer George Anson are shown. There are labels around both poles. A total of 4 oceans are named.
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Object Details
ID: | GLB0052.1 |
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Type: | Pocket globe |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Adams, George |
Date made: | circa 1770 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | : 70 mm |
Parts: |
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
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