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.
All our globes are handmade with traditional techniques so there may be slight variations in the globe size and colour. For all Shipping outside the United Kingdom please contact us.
Our products are all made to order. Large globes can take 6-18 months to complete. Smaller globes can take 2-4 weeks.
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.
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’s 1522 Globe
£200.00
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.
All our globes are handmade with traditional techniques so there may be slight variations in the globe size and colour.
For all Shipping outside the United Kingdom please contact us.
Our products are all made to order. Large globes can take 6-18 months to complete. Smaller globes can take 2-4 weeks.
Description
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.
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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