Series: Hunt-Lenox Globe

One of the greatest treasures in The New York Public Library s collection is a hollow copper globe, just 112 mm in diameter. The Hunt-Lenox Globe is recognized as one of the oldest terrestrial globes, and the oldest to depict the Americas.

Featured on this softcover Flexi notebook is a section of the Hunt-Lenox Globe, one of the oldest terrestrial globes, and the oldest to depict the Americas. What makes this globe so unique is that it is one of only two known instances of a historical map actually using the phrase HC SVNT DRACONES (here be dragons).

Featured on this softcover Flexi notebook is a section of the Hunt-Lenox Globe, one of the oldest terrestrial globes, and the oldest to depict the Americas. What makes this globe so unique is that it is one of only two known instances of a historical map actually using the phrase HC SVNT DRACONES ( here be dragons ).