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Description: | NEWTON'S / New & Improved / TERRESTRIAL / GLOBE. / Published by Newton Son & Berry / 66 Chancery Lane, / LONDON.
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere show the location of the 'Antipodes of London'. 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, and a total of seven oceans are named.
The astronomical details on the inside of the case are the same as those of Newton GLB0058. A few star configurations are drawn around the zodiac, and six individual stars are labelled. In the centre of the hemisphere is a picture of the Sun, and centred round it are depictions of the solar system and the Milky Way. The solar system includes the recently discovered planet Uranus, labelled here Herschal, which is represented with six satellites. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
caption: Sphere and case
caption: Inscription in North Pacific Ocean | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Globes at Greenwich Celestial globe Terrestrial globe James Pocket globe Cook pocket globes | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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