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Terrestrial table globe
Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the anonymous celestial globe, GLB0250. Geographical details on the sphere include local names for European towns. There are further labels and notes including those for the west coast of North America, South America and Japan. Below Java, there are two ghost islands and the hypothetical southern continent is labelled 'TERRA AVSTRALIS INCOGNITA'. There are ships and sea monsters in the oceans for decoration, and an elephant in Africa. A total of six 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: | GLB0248 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps |
| Type: | Table globe |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | after Spirinx |
| Date made: | circa 1625 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 185 x 155 mm |
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