My Indy-era treasure

Lord_Clarence · Post by **Lord_Clarence** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 6:15 pm

Some while ago I said I would post images of my 1934 Replogle Library globe. Here it is:

Shown with my old Stetson for scale. It's a 10-inch globe, surfaced with some kind of printed contact paper.

You can't make out the words (curved, reflective surfaces are hard to photograph), but you can see that Germany is one piece (before the war). Commerce and steamship lines can be seen on the seas, complete with mileage.

Tibet is marked with its own territory, and Sinkiang and Mongolia overlap. You can't see it but the Great Wall is marked, and Ceylon is still called Ceylon.

If you wondering about that cord in the first picture... there's a lightbulb inside!

My father was given this globe by neighbors when he was just a boy. He has entrusted it to me, and I plan to take good care of it. If there are any questions or disputes about the geography of the 1930s, I'm your guy! (Appropriate, since I'm a Geography major.) :)

Cordially,
Lord Clarence

Henri Defense · Post by **Henri Defense** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 10:24 pm

Wow, that thing looks awesome. I like how it has lightbulb in it and glows. Very nice!

Henri

Peacock's Eye · Post by **Peacock's Eye** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 9:32 am

You're right L.C., that vintage globe is a treasure.

Pyroxene · Post by **Pyroxene** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 9:53 am

Does the map say Jordan or does it say Hatay?

(According to an interview I was at with Rob MacGregor, the LC script called for them to find the ark in Jordan but changed it to Hatay at the last minute. And, Hatay is historically accurate because Jodan was called Hatay for a few years in the 1930's.)

Just curioius,
Pyro.

Lord_Clarence · Post by **Lord_Clarence** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 5:47 pm

Pyroxene wrote:Does the map say Jordan or does it say Hatay?

Good question. My globe actually says Jordan. The area to the west, of course, is labelled Palestine.

Interestingly, Crete is spelled Krete.

Cordially,
Lord Clarence