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George III terrestrial floor globe
One of a pair of 18 inch diameter floor globes (the celestial globe is ZBA5106). It is mounted in a mahagony tripod stand with a compass in the base. The dedication, below a cameo of Captain Cook supported by the seated female figures of Britannia and Science, reads: To the Rt Honerable [sic] Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B. President of the Royal Society this new British terrestrial globe containing all the latest discoveries and communications from the most correst and authentic observations and surveys, to the year 1799 by Capt. Cook and more recent navigators. Engraved from an authentic drawing by Mr Arrowsmith, geographer. Respectfully dedicated by his most obedient servants W. & T.M. Bardin. Additions to 1807. Below that a rectangular cartouche reads: Sold by W. & S. Jones Holborn London.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA5107 |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Terrestrial globe |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bardin; Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Places: | London |
| Date made: | 1807 or later |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Maritime Museum, 2012 |
| Measurements: | Stand height 1168 mm |
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