Somehow the French were able to create simple yet utterly scintillating globes and globe stands. A new addition to an already extensive collection, less grandiose than some, this globe is attractive on a small desk or sideboard. Its bookshelf format is oriented to be easy on the eyes. Admire the matching age wood texture and feel, the polished sheen of bronze and brass…

Reprinted under auspices of world famous National Libraries, this original chart comes from the workshops of 17th and 18th C. european cartographers. It has been made with paper gores, twelve sections hand applied on spherical cores, in authentic contemporary working process.