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Horizon ring Long Caption: Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the anonymous celestial globe, GLB0163. Geographical details on the sphere show an area with the most northern point labelled 'C. Kinja'. North America is labelled 'AMERICA SEPTENTRIONALIS' and its western extension 'Nova Albion'. California is drawn as an island. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: GLB0162 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1725 Medium: red brass; yellow brass; silver plate; brass Size: Overall: 590 x 540 mm; Sphere diameter: 360 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.