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Globes

Wellesley, Massachusetts

Babson Globe

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.

Raleigh, North Carolina

The Daily Planet Theater

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

Jagodina, Serbia

Jovanča Micić Monument

The figure atop this globe is from a Serbian play about a merchant's travels around the world.

Leuven, Belgium

De Kangxi-Verbiest Hemelglobe (Kangxi-Verbiest Star Globe)

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

How a Globemaker Navigates a Digital World

“It’s kind of a joke, but in some sense, I almost feel like I could start a war.”

Lauren Vespoli April 6, 2020

objects of intrigue

Secrets of One of the Earliest Terrestrial Globes

The Hunt-Lenox Globe is significant in so many ways.

Lizzie Philip February 27, 2019

Video • Object of Intrigue

Here Be Dragons: Secrets of One of the Earliest Terrestrial Globes

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Royal Library of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

Bruges, Belgium

House Bouchoute

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

New York, New York

Fliers and Explorers Globe

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

Orlando, Florida

Global Convergence Sculpture

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

Behold the Erdapfel, the World's Oldest Surviving Globe

It's got the beauty, but not the brains.

Eric Grundhauser March 1, 2017

You Can Apply Now to Be an Apprentice Globe Maker in London

Hand-paint the world at Bellerby and Co.

Abi Inman January 31, 2017

Louis XIV's Globes

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

Watch How Globes Were Made in 1955 in This North London Workshop

It's a tedious task to build the "world in miniature."

Lauren Young November 15, 2016

A Traditional Globe Maker is Making 3-D Versions of Historic Martian Maps

This German company specializes in planetary spheres based on antique maps.

Lauren Young August 8, 2016

The Small London Company That Makes the World's Most Beautiful Globes

A former bowling alley owner wanted to make a present for his father, and ended up with a thriving business.

Luke Spencer May 11, 2016

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The American Geographical Society Library

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.