Pacific Exploration Eco-friendly Gifts The original Shepherd Gate clock

The original Shepherd Gate clock displayed the time of the ‘motor’ clock inside the Observatory

Special features

Crafted in recycled leather it features our iconic 0º 00’ 00” Prime Meridian of the World design that has been printed onto a charcoal grey background

This coloured lithograph presents an image of the solar system

from Hyacinthe de Bougainville's 'Journal dela navigation autour du globe de la fregete le Thetis et de la corvette I'Esperance pendant les annees 1824

Pacific Exploration Eco-friendly Gifts The original Shepherd Gate clockCaptain Cook is generally acknowledged as the first great European scientific explorer. His voyage of exploration to the Pacific in HM Bark Endeavour, commencing in 1768, lasted almost three years, recorded thousands of miles of uncharted lands and seas including New Zealand, the east coast of Australia and many Pacific islands and tested all Cook's skills as a navigator, seaman and leader.