Rand McNally 18″ Globe

[Chicago] : Rand McNally & Co., circa 1928. Chromolithographed paper gores over paper mache base, 18 inches in diameter, oval shaped analemma, engraved brass meridian, wooden horizon ring with paper calendar, four cross-stretchers, on the original Regency revival stand turned wood on tripod base, the legs ending with brass clawed feet

A fine, handsome American floor globe from the interwar period. The short lived Australian territory of ‘Central Australia’ (1927 – 1931) is shown on the globe.