Terrestrial table globe

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Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the anonymous celestial globe, GLB0039. Geographical details on the sphere show California as an island. The English explorations of North America are labelled, but Dutch discoveries of New Guinea and Australia are not recorded. A total of 10 oceans are named. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.

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Object Details

ID:	GLB0038
Collection:	Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps
Type:	Table globe
Display location:	Display - QH
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	Cartographic source: after 1651; Cartographic source: after 1651; Globe produced: circa 1725 Globe produced: circa 1725
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements:	Diameter of sphere: 100 mm;Overall: 355 mm x 145 mm x .95 kg
Parts:	Terrestrial table globe Terrestrial table globe (Fragment from base) (GLB0038.1)