10-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe on White Bakelite Base
Geographia, London: c. 1930s

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Geographia 10-inch Terrestrial Table Globe
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Geographia, Ltd.
10-inch Terrestrial Table Globe
London: c. 1930s
Stepped round Bakelite white base
14.5 inches high, 5.5 inches diameter base
Sold, please inquire as to the availability of similar items.

The terrestrial globe surmounted by chrome finial an hour circle, canted on chromed inclination arm, raised stepped round white bakelite base. Geographical entities shaded and outlined in various colors, including purple, green, orange, yellow, and with British Commonwealth of Nations in red.  Anglo Egyptian Sudan (1899-1956) is in diagonal stripes.   Cartouche notes: “Railways” indicated by red lines; “Steamer route distances [shown] in Sea-miles.”

Istanbul is shown, also indicating a date of after 1930, when the name change occurred.  In addition, the globe shows Northern Territory in Australia, which replaced Central Territory on maps after 1931.  Italian Somaliland, a colony of the Kingdom of Italy is shown, indicating a date up to about 1936 when it became Somalia. These and other geographical notations suggest that the globe was made in the early to mid 1930s.

Read more about Geographia in our Guide to Globe Makers.

Oval Cartouche: “GEOGRAPHIA”/ 10 INCH/ TERRESTRIAL GLOBE/ Railways/ Steamer route distances in Sea-miles./ Commonwealth of Nations Red/ Heights in English Feet/ “GEOGRAPHIA” Ltd 187 FLEET STR. LONDON. E.C. 4.