Inflated sphere

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Terrestrial inflatable globe. Geographical details on the sphere show the location of the 'Antipodes of London'. There is a note on Cook's death which translates to read: 'Here Cap t. n Cook was killed 1779'. Close to S. Helena, there is a note 'Rendered memorable as the place / of Bonaparte's banishment and / decease'. In Australia there is a label with the text 'Boundary line between new Holland & New South Wales'. A total of seven oceans are named.George Pocock Show more