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Cartouche in North Pacific Ocean Long Caption: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere show the location of the 'Antipodes to London'. Trade winds are indicated by lines between the tropics& California is drawn as an island. Australia is drawn according to the Dutch discoveries, but the label 'New Zeland' is assigned to Tasmania (New Zealand itself is not drawn). The Dampier Strait is labelled, 'Dampiers Str'. There is no hypothetical southern continent but inside the Antarctic Circle there is a label, 'Incognita'. There is a quotation in Latin around the North Pole. The tracks of Drake's voyage of circumnavigation are marked. Credit line: Caird Collection (via Spencer), National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: GLB0013 Artist: Charles Price; John Senex Date: circa 1710 Medium: papier mache; plaster; paper; metal; wood; shark skin; copper plate engraved; varnish; hand-coloured Size: Diameter: 80 mm; Sphere Diameter: 70 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.