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Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe

titelTerrestrial and celestial pocket globe 
inventarisnummerGLB0011 
collectieGlobes    
museumNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich   National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
datum1834  
omschrijvingTerrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere include the place of Cook's death and Tasmania is drawn as an island. An island off the coast of Argentina, sighted by Antonio de la Roche in 1675 and never sighted again, is marked 'very doubtfull'. In the south polar region, the most southern point depicted is South Shetland and Enderby's Land is not yet indicated. The voyages of several explorers are tracked on the globe, including those of Cook, Gore and Clerke. A total of seven oceans are named. Astronomical details on the inside of the case show constellations outlined by figures and contour areas. There is a magnitude table above the title cartouche, which is labelled. The Milky Way is drawn but not labelled. The Magellanic Clouds are labelled. A total of 46 stars and three star groups are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. In addition, there are three of the 12 southern constellations as well as those of Plancius, five of Hevelius and those of Lacaille except Reticulum and Pictor. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication. 
afmetingenDiameter: 105 mm; Sphere diameter: 96 mm   
 

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