Terrestrial pocket globe

Terrestrial pocket globe. The location of the 'Antipodes of London' are marked. Tasmania is depicted as an island. On the west coast of America is a label. The south polar region is empty. West of America, there is a solar declination scale in the shape of an '8', to replace the ecliptic, which is labelled. In the South Pacific Ocean additional information is provided. Eight oceans are named.

Object Details

ID: GLB0058.1
Type: Pocket globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Newton
Date made: 1816
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter of sphere: 99 mm
Parts: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
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