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Inscription in North Pacific Ocean Long Caption: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere show the place of Cook's death, which is marked: 'Owhyhee / here C. Cook / was killed.' Tasmania is drawn as an island. The 'lost island', 'I.Grand' off the coast of Argentina, sighted by Antonio de la Roche in 1675 and never sighted again, is marked 'very doubtfull'. In the south polar region, the most southern point depicted is South Shetland. Enderby's Land is not yet indicated. The tracks of the voyages of five explorers are shown including, for example, those of Cook, Gore and Clerke. A total of seven oceans are named. Credit line: Gabb Collection, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: GLB0061 Artist: Charles Smith & Son Date: 1834 Medium: papier mache; plaster; varnish; metal; wood; embossed paper; brass; copper plate engraved; hand-coloured; paper Size: Diameter: 105 mm; Sphere diameter: 96 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.