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Terrestrial hand globe

titelTerrestrial hand globe 
inventarisnummerGLB0015 
collectieGlobes    
museumNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich   National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
datumafter 1833  
omschrijvingTerrestrial hand globe. Geographical details on the sphere are the same as Newton GLB0054 and GLB0059, but updated by the track of 'Captain Biscoe' and 'Enderby's I'. The location of the 'Antipodes of London' is marked. There is a note on Cook's death, 'Owyhee / Capt. Cook killed 1779'. Tasmania is depicted as an island. The tracks of Cook's second and third voyages are shown with corresponding dates. A total of seven oceans are named. There is another copy of this terrestrial globe, dated circa 1840. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication. 
afmetingenOverall: 110 x 100 mm; Sphere diameter: 76 mm   
 

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