Unusual Globes
This section is "just for fun". It displays a selection of interesting globes from around the world. If you have an interesting globe picture (a size of 50 kb is suitable), please send it to a member of the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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| The large globe constructed for James Wyld at the World Exhibition 1850. | Flower globe in Stuttgart as part of floral competition |
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| Advert for a charity in Germany – Bread for the World | Coronelli globes at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France |
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| Tobias Mayer’s globe of the moon | Copper globe at a beach resort near Riga |
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| Globe outside the Science Museum in Istanbul |
Globes drawn by John Cooke in Universal Atlas, 1812. |
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| Large Globe at Swanage, UK | Latitude 48 at Wurmlingen, south Germany |
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A pair of 43" diameter globes by Greaves & Thomas, using original antique gores, on stands designed and built by J Bissell-Thomas. Photo courtesy of Sotheby's. |
