Terrestrial hand globe

Terrestrial 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.

Object Details

ID: GLB0015
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps
Type: Hand globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Newton & Son
Date made: After 1833
People: Cook, James; Briscoe, John Newton Biscoe, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 110 x 100 mm; Diameter of sphere: 76 mm
Parts: Terrestrial hand globe
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