Terrestrial pocket globe

Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere are the same as Ferguson GLB0057 but updated. The tracks of 'Cook's going out 1776' with the 'Endeavor' and 'C.n King's Return 1780' are added and the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand are drawn as after Cook's discoveries. Ferguson's 'Dimens L.d', 'de Wit's Land', 'NEW HOLLAND' and 'Lewins Land' are maintained and the name of Ferguson's other 'Dimens Land' and of 'New Zeeland' are both reallocated. 'N. SOUTH WALES', 'P.t lackson', 'Botany B.' 'Owyhee' and so on are added. The coastline of America north of California is drawn with 'Alaska' and 'Behring'. The location of the 'Antipodes to London' are marked, and monsoons in the Indian Sea are recorded. The Chinese Wall is depicted. The track of Anson is recorded and labelled. Five oceans are named.

For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.

Object Details

ID: GLB0051.1
Type: Terrestial pocket globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Dudley
Date made: circa 1795
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Diameter of sphere: 70 mm
Parts: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
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