Rand McNally & Company
16-Inch Terrestrial Floor Globe
Chicago: c. 1928-1930s
Mahogany tripod floor stand with brass paw feet
39 inches high
20.5 inches diameter, including horizon band
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16-Inch Terrestrial Floor Globe
Rand McNally, c. 1928-1930s
Rand McNally, c. 1928-1930s
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A terrestrial globe in calibrated full meridian, the horizon band supported by three quadrants, freely turning 360 degrees on a pinion. The globe is mounted on a Duncan Phyfe style tripod floor stand, the reeded bulbous central standard on three acanthus-carved downswept legs, ending in brass paw feet. Oceans are in olive tones, land masses in cream tones.
The cartography for the globe gores is credited to J. Paul Goode, a professor of cartography and economic geography at the University of Chicago. Goode also designed school maps and atlases for the company, and his globes were advertised as meeting high standards of accuracy and legibility. A 1928 Rand McNally catalog of Goode globes described them as depicting land surfaces "in rich old ivory." They were shown in 16-inch table and hanging models over a slogan reading "Goode Globes are Not Merely Good -- They're Better."
Oval Cartouche: SIXTEEN INCH/ POLITICAL GLOBE/ By J. Paul Goode/ Scale: one inch to 500 miles/ Copyright by/ Rand McNally & Company/ Chicago/ Made in U.S.A.