Miniature table globe sphere

Terrestrial miniature globe. The sphere bears a simple outline of the continents. The 'Antipoten of Nuremberg' are marked with 'Vancovens In' at the north-west coast of America. Tasmania is labelled 'Van Diemen Ld'. A total of four oceans are named. As Tasmania is drawn as an island, this suggests a date of construction after 1805.

Object Details

ID: GLB0048.1
Type: Miniature table globe sphere
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Johann Bernard Bauer
Date made: circa 1810
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: : 55 mm
Parts: Miniature globe