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Terrestrial table globe Long Caption: Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the anonymous celestial globe, GLB0039. Geographical details on the sphere show California as an island. The English explorations of North America are labelled, but Dutch discoveries of New Guinea and Australia are not recorded. A total of 10 oceans are named. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: GLB0038 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1725 Medium: gilt brass; brass; ivory; wood Size: 355 mm x 145 mm; sphere diameter: 100 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.