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The pictorial terrestrial globe surmounted by hour circle, within calibrated chromed half meridian, raised on a square stepped black Bakelite base in the Art Deco style.  The globe is decorated with numerous pictorial illustrations showing historic sites, industries, cultures, native peoples, flora and fauna of the world.  This is the only pictorial globe in a comprehensive historical format in the tradition of serious pictorial maps that we are aware of.

Examples of the illustrations include an Aztec pyramid in Mexico, oil fields in Texas, a camel in North Africa, pyramids and the Sphinx in Egypt, and rice fields in China.  There is an additional decorative cartouche with an illustration of Neptune surrounded by four winged cherubs blowing wind, surmounted by a sun.

George Philip & Son began as a map and atlas publisher in Liverpool, England in 1834.  In 1902, the firm relocated to London and emerged as one of the major globe producers of the 20th century.  Read more on our Guide to Globe Makers.

Cartouche: Philips’/ Pictorial/ Globe/ Copyright, made and printed in Gt. Britain/ by George Philip & Son Ltd. London.