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Terrestrial and Celestial Globes.
Sir Clements Markham, in his edition of Robert Hues'
'Tractatus de Globis,'^^ edited for the Hakluyt Society and
published in the year 1889, gives
in his introduction the
following brief but adequate description of these globes:
"The Molyneux globes are 2 feet 2 inches in diameter, and
are fixed on stands. They have graduated brass meridians,
and on that of the terrestrial globe a dial circle or 'Hora-
rius' is fixed. The broad wooden equator, forming the upper
part of the stand, is painted with the zodiac signs, the
months, the Roman calendar, the points of the compass, and
the same in Latin, in concentric circles. Rhumb lines are
drawn from numerous centers over the surface of the terres-
trial globe. The equator, the ecliptic, the polar circles are
painted boldly; while the parallels
of latitude and merid-
ians, at every ten degrees, are very faint lines. The globe
received additions, including the discoveries of Barents in
Novaya Zemlya, and the date has been altered with a pen
from 1592 to 1603. The constellations and fixed stars on
the celestial globe are the same as those on the globe of
Mercator, except
that the Southern Cross has been added.
On both the celestial and the terrestrial globes of Molyneux
there is a square label with this inscription This globe, be-
longing to the Middle Temple, was repaired in the year
1818 by J. and W. Newton, Globe Makers, Chancery Lane.'
"Over North America are the arms of France and England
quarterly; supporters, a lion and dragon; motto of the
garter; crown, crest, and baldrequin; standing on a label,
with a long dedication to Oueen Elizabeth.
"The achievement of Mr. William Sanderson is painted
on the imaginary southern continent to the south of Africa.
The crest is a globe with the sun's rays behind. It stands on
a squire's helmet with baldrequin. The shield is quarterly;
1st, paly of six azure and argent, over all a bend sable for
Sanderson; 2nd, gules, lions, and castles in the quarters for
Skirne alias Castilion; 3rd, or, a chevron between 3 eagles
displayed sable, in chief a label of three points
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