9 Hand-Painted Wooden Globe Halves with Nautical and World Map Motifs, Compass Rose Designs, Labeled

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Worthington, Ohio, US

Set of nine hand-painted wooden globe halves, each decorated with detailed world map motifs and labeled territories such as “Tartaria Asia,” “Hispania Europa,” “Africa,” and various oceans in Spanish. Several globes display intricate compass rose designs in black and white, and one features a depiction of a historical sailing ship labeled “Vasco da Gama.” The…

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Worthington, Ohio, United States (US)

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Set of nine hand-painted wooden globe halves, each decorated with detailed world map motifs and labeled territories such as “Tartaria Asia,” “Hispania Europa,” “Africa,” and various oceans in Spanish. Several globes display intricate compass rose designs in black and white, and one features a depiction of a historical sailing ship labeled “Vasco da Gama.” The craftsmanship highlights individual continents, maritime routes, and regions with colored paints and black ink. Each globe half displays unique artistic interpretations of old-world cartography and nautical symbolism. See photos for measurements.