An ancient globe depicting the world in the 1500s has sold for £116,000.
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An ancient globe depicting the world in the 1500s that is one of the oldest examples known of today sold for £116,000.
The globe dates back to between 1550-60 when it was believed to have been made by Francois Demongenet, a French physicist
and geographer.
It depicts a world before Australia had even been discovered by Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon in 1606.
Pic: HansonsAuctioneers/BNPS
An ancient globe depicting the world in the 1500s that is one of the oldest examples known of today sold for £116,000.
The globe dates back to between 1550-60 when it was believed to have been made by Francois Demongenet, a French physicist
and geographer.
It depicts a world before Australia had even been discovered by Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon in 1606.
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