Terrestrial Globe, by John Senex, London, 1718

Subject: Astronomy; Globes
Item type: Object
Makers: John Senex
Provenance: Lent by Oriel College, Oxford, in 1931.
Primary inscriptions: 'A New & Correct | GLOBE of ye EARTH | together with a View of ye General & | Coasting Trade winds, Monsoons &c | Laid down according to ye Newest | Discoveries and from ye most Exact | Observations | By Iohn Senex | Sold only by [him at the Globe in] | Salisbury court near Fleet Street | 1718'. In the Southern Ocean is an additional inscription "Note that the Arrows among the lines shew the Course of those General and Coasting Trade Winds and the Arrows in ye void spaces shew the Course of the Monsoons or Shifting Trade Winds, and ye Abbreviations Sept. &c. shew the Time of the Year when such Winds blow".
Other inscriptions: See Documents.
Physical material: Wood; Copper Alloy; Metal; Paper
Object type: Globe
Dimensions: Diameter: 433mm Height: 482mm Weight: 5.35kg
Inventory No: 28920

Description

A terrestrial globe mounted in a copper alloy ring and a four legged wooden base with a wooden equatorial ring.