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Globe x-ray Long Caption: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere include monsoons marked in the Indian Ocean and the Chinese Sea. The Chinese Wall is drawn. Australia is drawn according to Cook's discoveries in that Tasmania is still connected to Australia. Australia is labelled 'Dimens Land'. There is a note regarding Captain Cook's death: 'Owhyhee / Here C. Cook / was Kill'd on Cook's death'. The tracks of Anson and Cook are marked. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection Object: GLB0028 Artist: Nicolas Lane Date: gores produced: 1776; plates altered: 1779 Medium: papier mache; wood; plaster; varnish; metal; embossed paper; brass; paint; copper plate engraved; hand-coloured Size: diameter: 85 mm; sphere diameter: 70 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.