Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe

Terrestrial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial globe are the same as those of Dudley Adams GLB0042. The location of the 'Antipodes to London' are marked. The monsoons in the Indian Sea are recorded. The 'Chinese Wall' is depicted. California is drawn as a peninsula. Australia and New Zealand are drawn according to the Dutch discoveries. The track of Anson is recorded and labelled, 'Ansons going out and Ansons return'. A total of five oceans are named.

Object Details

ID: GLB0200.1
Type: Pocket globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dudley Adams
Date made: circa 1808
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: : 75 mm
Parts: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)