Globe x-ray

F7308-002

Globe x-ray Long Caption: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere show trade winds and monsoons indicated by arrows. The Dampier Strait is labelled. Australia and New Zealand are drawn according to Cook's discoveries. The tracks of Anson's voyage and Cook are shown. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection Object: GLB0029 Artist: William Palmer; John Newton Date: 1783 Medium: papier mache; plaster; paper; hand-coloured; metal; copper plate engraved; varnish; wood; brass; shark skin Size: diameter: 76 mm; sphere diameter: 70 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.