A splendid example of superb craftsmanship, this elegant model by American Globe Maker Hammonds offers a marvelous Art Deco – Art Nouveau styled verdigris base. The map speaks of Empires of an era long gone and showing metropolitan centers of the past including the mysterious Constantinople and the short-lived state of Central Australia (1926-31). This artifact offers a sophisticated look of understated elegance with its exquisite mount. Beautiful to the eye and most interesting to the curious mind, this sphere is more than just an object de art. It is a time capsule of upmost important history. The globe itself is covered with 12 individual, hand applied paper gores over a plaster and pasteboard orb. It is mounted dowel into a cast metal, verdigris finished base offers elegant art deco- nouveau details as the map displays a legend in warm, rich colors with its perfectly aged patina. Diameter of the globe is 6 inches with a total height of about 10 inches. Well preserved and clean with some scuffing, tension tears to the paper around the equator. Colors are rich, details are crisp. A fine display. C.S. Hammond & Co.   1900 – current   New York, Brooklyn & Boston Founded by Caleb Stillson Hammond in 1900, and formally incorporated in 1901, the company has been known over much of its history as C.S. Hammond & Co. C.S. Hammond began work in New York City, well-known for its extensive line of world, historical, school and thematic atlases and globes, but the company had issued a wide variety of other cartographic items, including maps and transparencies during the last 100 years. It has also printed numerous other works, primarily for the educational market. In addition to its own imprints, Hammond’s cartographic output has been included in the encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, Bibles and textbooks of many other publishers. However, globes were outsourced to both, English and Chicago Globemakers. In its heyday in the early 1960s, Hammond employed 120 draftsmen, artists and researchers at its comfortable, paneled offices an easy walk from the quaint Maplewood village center. Now the maps are reproduced by a half-dozen computer technicians at a generic office complex in Springfield (and reviewers say the quality of the maps remains high). The only person left who remembers Hammond of the old days is an elderly secretary. There is still a Hammond World Atlas Corp., but the company is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Langenscheidt Publishing Group, a German publishing behemoth whose other acquisitions include Hagstrom Maps, American Map Corp., Berlitz and the World Almanac.   The age of the Globe has been determined by the political borders displayed, which are as follows: Europe is shown post WWI borders. Russia has changed into the USSR (1926). Constantinople is shown instead of Istanbul (1930). Persia has not yet changed to Iran (1935). Arabia has not yet become Saudi Arabia (1932). The area of Manchuria in China is not yet re-named Manchukuo and occupied by Japan. (1932-45). Colonies are displayed as follows: French West as well as Equatorial Africa, Angelo-Egyptian Sudan, the Belgian Congo is shown; Italian East Africa, which existed from 1936-42 is not yet visible. The State of Central Australia, which existed from ONLY 1926-31is visible. Well packed, this artifact will ship domestic for $16.00. World wide shipping (most countries)  $ 52.00.   $ 299    SKU# 215HAMM626