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Globe x-ray Long Caption: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe. Geographical details on the terrestrial sphere include hatched ocean regions between the tropics, and trade winds indicated by arrows. There is a compass rose west of Australia, and California is drawn as an island. Both Australia and New Zealand are drawn according to the Dutch discoveries. The tracks of Dampier's voyage is labelled 'Cap.! Damp(ier) tract round ye world'. A total of nine oceans are named. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection Object: GLB0097 Artist: Gerard Mercator Date: 1551 Medium: papier mache; plaster; paper; varnish; metal; brass; wood; cloth; copper plate engraved; hand-coloured; ink Size: 601 mm x 545 mm; sphere diameter: 416 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.