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Track from Brest to Siam Long Caption: Terrestrial floor globe. Geographical details on the sphere include two compass cards, one with Italian names and the other with Dutch names of the compass points. California is represented as an island. Australia and the land north of Japan is drawn according to the Dutch discoveries, apart from New Zealand which is accompanied by a note. The discoveries of the Portuguese and Spanish are indicated and, for instance, in the north-eastern part of America there is a label. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: GLB0123 Artist: Vincenzo Coronelli; Tobias Eder Date: Plates produced: 1688; Gores produced: 1707; Globe assembled: 1754 Medium: papier mache; plaster; paper; brass; wood; gilt; copper plate engraved; ink; hand-coloured; varnish Size: Overall: 1534 x 1474 mm; Sphere diameter: 1080 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.