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Cartouche in North Pacific Ocean Long Caption: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere include the location of the 'Antipodes to London'. Monsoons and trade winds are depicted by arrows and California is drawn as a peninsula. Australia is drawn according to the Dutch discoveries but the label 'New Zeland' is allocated to Tasmania& New Zealand itself is absent. The explorations of Dampier are included and the tracks of Anson's voyage are shown. There is a label around both Poles and a total of four oceans are named. Credit line: Caird Collection (via Spencer), National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: GLB0014 Artist: George Adams Date: circa 1770 Medium: papier mache; wood; shark skin; brass; plaster; paper; hand-coloured; copper plate engraved Size: Diameter: 80 mm; Sphere diameter: 70 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.