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Sphere and stand Long Caption: Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the anonymous celestial globe, GLB0128. Geographical details on the sphere show the western extension of North America which is labelled. California, however, is drawn as an island. Australia and New Zealand are depicted according to Dutch discoveries. The south polar area is empty. There are many hunting scenes and pictures of animals and natives in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas. A total of ten oceans are named. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: GLB0127 Artist: unknown Date: 19th century Medium: silver; brass; enamel; engraved; cast silver Size: Overall: 245 x 225 mm; Sphere diameter: 150 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.