[JOHANN BERNARD BAUER], CIRCA 1780-1810

This rare and interesting globe is not only a testimony to the longevity of Nuremberg's leading globe maker, but also to the rise of globe making in England. Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr (1671-1750) was professor of Mathematics at the Aegidien Gymnasium in Nuremberg from 1704, globe-making was only a small part of his general efforts to encourage interest in science, in particular the progressive work of the likes of Newton, Huygens and Descartes, and transmission of this knowledge throughout Europe. His globes were re-issued long after his death by both Wolfgang Paul Jenig (d.1805) and finally Johann Bernard Bauer (1752-1839). The current globe has been updated from Doopelmay's publications to include the route of Captain Cook's third voyage (1779). The inclusion of Cook's route and marking the antipodes of London is a sign of the rising competition from the leading English globe makers at the time, and the need to keep up with their cartography. Seemingly at odds with this modernisation of the globe is the antiquarian cartography which includes Frisland in the Atlantic, possibly the latest appearance of the fictitious island.