Inventory no. 28920
English TERRESTRIAL GLOBE
c. 1718
Plaster core, brass fittings; lacquered paper gores printed from engraves plates and coloured by hand; diameter 12".
Signed by the leading London maker John Senex. On this globe California is shown as an island.
Other narratives:
- Inventory no. 28920 - Former Display Label
- Special Exhibition Label: 'Atmospheres: Investigating the Weather from Aristotle to Ozone' (19/10/2012 - 07/04/2013)