Globe with a Compass | NC1160

Globe with a Compass | NC1160

We present to you a brass globe with a compass - model NC1160. The shapes and names of the continents are engraved on this elegant brass globe. Compass - gold dial, black characters and letters, silver compass needle. A beautiful decorative element.

Elegant colour and relatively small size make it a perfect decorative item for a desk in an elegant office or modern-style room. This decoration will help you plan your next vacation and will remind you all year round how big and beautiful the world is. This is a very good gift idea for a travel lover, your boss or someone fascinated by geography.

Dimensions:

• Height 12.5 cm
• Globe diameter 7.3 cm

Other product features:

• Materials: Brass
• Colours: Gold
• Compass built in the base of the globe
• Beautiful decorative element

Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down. The word globe comes from the Latin word globus, meaning "sphere". Globes have a long history. The first known mention of a globe is from Strabo, describing the Globe of Crates from about 150 BC. The oldest surviving terrestrial globe is the Erdapfel, wrought by Martin Behaim in 1492. The oldest surviving celestial globe sits atop the Farnese Atlas, carved in the 2nd century Roman Empire. Traditionally, globes were manufactured by gluing a printed paper map onto a sphere, often made from wood. The largest globe in the world is the Earth Monument in New York's Flushing Meadows Park. The construction was named Unisphere. The structure weighs approximately 400 tons.