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Catalog Number |
58.40.02 |
Object Name |
Globe |
Title |
Terrestrial Globe |
Artist |
Bardin, William |
Place of Origin |
London, England |
Date |
1795-99 |
Description |
Inscribed: "To the Rt. Honorable Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., President of the Royal Society, this new British terrestrial globe containing all the latest discoveries and communications from the most correct and authentic observations and surveys to the year 1799 by Capn Cook and more recent navigators. Engraved from an accurate drawing by Mr. Arrowsmith, Geographer, is respectfully dedicated by His most obedient serven Wm. H. [partially obliterated] Bardin." Also affixed with a paper tag, "Sold by W. & S. Jones, Holborn, London." (Robert P. Multhauf, "Catalogue of Instruments and Models," 1961). |
Label |
This terrestrial globe, sold by the London firm of William and Samuel Jones, was sent to the APS in 1799 along with its celestial companion (58.40.01). The globes were a generous but calculated gift aimed at the prospective instrument buyers in the Society's membership. This globe shows the routes of explorers such as Captain James Cook. By this time, flat maps had replaced globes for navigational use. Globes instead became luxury items that allowed users to embark on imaginary travels from their parlors. People valued globes for their beauty, for the status they brought to a household, and for their usefulness in calculating astronomical data. |
Material |
Wood and paper |
Dimensions |
Dia-18 inches |
Dimension Details |
Ring-stands: 15.25" high |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society. Gift of the W. & S. Jones Company, 1800. |
Search Terms |
18th century eighteenth century navigation astronomy surveying |