Paper globe, 1780.

[A terrestrial globe] Miss Cowley inv[enti]t. Author: Cowley, Miss / London: John Marshall & Comp[an]y, Aldermary Church Yard in Bow Lane, October 1st 1785. Source/Shelfmark: Maps G.51. "Paper globes, 1780s These paper globes were made in the 1780s by a Miss Cowley as educational tools. They came as pieces of flat paper intended for self-assembly. As the geographical surface of the earth is only shown flat on either side of a circular piece of paper, these globes were meant to teach manual skills and geographical knowledge. A small sheet was enclosed with instructions for assembling the spheres, and explaining the various imaginary circles (equator and the ecliptic, on which the signs of the Zodiac are arranged) which help people navigate and describe places on the earth's surface. Miss Cowley, [Terrestrial globes]. 1785 & 1787. 1 globe (14 sections, assembled): hand col, card; 9cm. in diam, 16cm high incl. stand.