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Globe x-ray Long Caption: Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the celestial globe, van Langren GLB0099. Geographical details on the sphere include loxodromes drawn for 32 compass points. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection Object: GLB0098 Artist: Jacob Floris van Langren; Arnold Floris van Langren Date: 1589 Medium: papier mache; plaster; paper; varnish; brass; wood; copper plate engraved; hand-coloured; ink Size: 500 mm x 460 mm; sphere diameter: 325 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.