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Description: | GLOBUS / TERRESTRIS / quem / ex novissimis subsidiis, / mappis geographics, / observationibusque construxit: / necnon / itineribus Cookii, Duncanii, / Hearnii etc. / ornavit / loannes Georgius Klinger / Chalcogr: / Norimbergae / Ao 1792.
Venalis / prostat apud: / IOANEM GEORGIUM / KLINGER / NORIMBERGAE / Anno 1792
Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere include marked and labelled locations of the antipodes for five cities, for example 'Londini', 'Norimbergae' and 'Viennae'. Tasmania is not yet drawn as an island. The USA is labelled 'REPUBLICAE UNITAE'. There is a note on Cook's death: 'Cap.t Cook ab incolis interfectus est d. 14 Febr. 1779'.
The tracks of Cook are extensively labelled with dates and a note. The tracks of three other explorers are also shown, including, for example, Hearn 'Via Hearnii Anno 1771'. A total of 14 notes on discoveries are listed according to six different locations, including, for example, close to New Guinea 'Terra visa per Mr de Bougainville'. Seven oceans are named. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
caption: Cartouche in South Pacific
caption: Sphere and stand
caption: Globe x-ray | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Globes at Greenwich Nuyts Terrestrial globe James terrestrial globes Witt Peter Klinger Johann Georg Table globe Gerrit Frederiksz de X-ray Cook | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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