This beautiful antique-style world globe, simulates the tilting axis design of the earth, combines art and science to lead students into the wonderful geographical world and cultivate world geography knowledge from an early age. Classic accessory for any coffee table or end table, desk or bookshelf. A student classic, this Mercator Globe is displayed on honey distressed French finish wood stand accented in nickel. The colored gores, which are quite detailed, are applied to the globe core by hand with authentic construction and accuracy. The globe stands 7.75 inches tall; the globe itself is about 4.25 inches across.
Student Desktop World Globe from Authentic Models– GL042
Authentic Models is renowned as a world leader in antique globe reproduction, replicating the complex gravure printing technique which results in the sharpest lines, words and symbols even on the smallest object. The Authentic Models’ collection represents five centuries of globe development by some of the greatest names in cartography, tastefully mounted on sympathetically designed stands to bring old world charm into even the most modern of settings.