In 1522, Magellan’s ship returned to Spain after a gruelling sea voyage which claimed his life. The surviving crew were the first seamen known to have circumnavigated the globe.
One of the items made to commemorate this feat, was a small terrestrial globe, it is possibly an early example of a commemorative souvenir. Magellan’s route is clearly depicted circumnavigating the globe.
None of the original globes have survived to the present day, and only one set of unmounted gores has survived. A facsimile of these gores has been used in the production of “Magellan’s Globe”. This globe, which is 18cm in diameter, is presented on a separate hand turned wooden base. The verion illustrated here is the hand coloured version which is £400, we can supply an uncoloured version with similar aged varnish for £300.
This globe was used as reference by Hans Holbein, for the small terrestrial globe in his famous masterpiece ‘The Ambassadors’. We have pulled Holbein’s Globe from his painting and is available on a similar stand to Magellan’s.
Magellan Globus 1522
£400.00
In 1522, Magellan’s ship returned to Spain after a gruelling sea voyage which claimed his life. The surviving crew were the first seamen known to have circumnavigated the globe.
One of the items made to commemorate this feat, was a small terrestrial globe, it is possibly an early example of a commemorative souvenir. Magellan’s route is clearly depicted circumnavigating the globe.
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None of the original globes have survived to the present day, and only one set of unmounted gores has survived. A facsimile of these gores has been used in the production of “Magellan’s Globe”. This globe, which is 18cm in diameter, is presented on a separate hand turned wooden base. The verion illustrated here is the hand coloured version which is £400, we can supply an uncoloured version with similar aged varnish for £300.
This globe was used as reference by Hans Holbein, for the small terrestrial globe in his famous masterpiece ‘The Ambassadors’. We have pulled Holbein’s Globe from his painting and is available on a similar stand to Magellan’s.
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