Pocket globe, 1830s

Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

In an era when atlases were huge and library and desk globes big and heavy, globes like this were devised
as a portable substitute that could fit in a pocket.

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Details

Title: Pocket globe, 1830s
Location Created: London
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 8 cm
Original Language: English
Transcript:
'Lane's Improved Globe. London'
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Rights: ©Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Medium: papier mache and ink with shagreen cover
object id: HKMM2011.0019.0001

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