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Globe x-ray Long Caption: Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere include a note in Africa that reads: 'Conjectural source of the Rr. Zaire'. There are five labels in the south pole region including, for example, 'South Victoria Land', ENDERBY's LAND', and 'SOUTH SHETLAND'. A total of eight oceans are named. A bag of lead shot was originally fixed inside the globe to balance it but this is now detached. A similar copy of the 240 mm globe by Newton, dated 1817, has been identified. It has a slightly different inscription and a floating horizon is attached to the meridian ring. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: GLB0236 Artist: Newton & Son Date: 1842 Medium: plaster; wood; varnish; papier mache; hand-coloured; wood; cardoil on canvas; brass; paper; ink Size: 366 mm x 231 mm x 245 mm; sphere diameter: 231 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.