Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe, in case
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Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe, in case
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere show the location of the 'Antipodes to London'. The monsoons in the Indian Sea are recorded, the 'Chinese Wall' is depicted and 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. A total of five oceans are named.
Astronomical details on the inside of the case show stars represented by different symbols, but a magnitude table is absent. The Milky Way is labelled. Six stars and three star groups are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. Four of the southern constellations are drawn with those of Plancius and Hevelius.
Object number: GLB0057
Date: 1756
Original dimensions: Diameter: 80 mm; Diameter of sphere: 74 mm
- Image reference: S4871-001
- National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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