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Globe x-ray Long Caption: Terrestrial hand globe. Geographical details on the sphere show Australia and New Zealand drawn according to the Dutch discoveries. A dotted line marks a hypothetical north-east, east and south coast of Australia. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection Object: GLB0031 Artist: Jean Fortin Date: 1770 Medium: plaster; wood; hand-coloured; metal; compressed cardoil on canvas; varnish; lacquer; gilt; copper plate engraved; paper Size: 120 mm x 100 mm; sphere diameter: 67 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.