French Terrestrial Globe

Globe tilted on a round metal foot, its sea-green oceans a little tired.

This tin terrestrial globe is from France, and is ca. 1930. It is tin & metal. A terrestrial globe is a spherical map of the Earth, and from the nineteenth century onward they were made in large numbers for schools and homes. Pictured, a small desk globe with pale blue-green oceans and pastel land areas, showing Asia and the Indian Ocean. It sits tilted in a seam-split ball above a stepped round base. A tiny finial caps the top. It is 8 inches high and 4.5 in diameter.

A world view, politely faded and ready for orders.