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Description: | Terrestrial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere: the ocean regions between the tropics are hatched and show the trade winds by arrows. There is a compass rose west of Australia. California is drawn as an island. Both Australia and New Zealand are drawn according to the Dutch discoveries. The tracks of Dampier's voyage is labelled 'Cap.! Damp(ier) tract round ye world'. A total of nine oceans are named.
caption: Sphere and case | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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