Terrestrial pocket globe
Terrestrial pocket globe. The location of the 'Antipodes to London' are marked. 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 Anson's voyage are shown. There is a label around both poles and a total of four oceans are named.
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Object Details
ID: | GLB0014.1 |
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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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