This fine artifact made by Weber Costello offers a handsome Arts and Craft mount, appealing to the eye, while the map focuses on early aviation. No matter if you are an American aviation historian or  Zeppelin Aficionado, this superb petite sphere will delight either. Celebrating the pioneering days of human advancement in flight, the map documents early aviation achievements across the Atlantic Ocean, including: Graf Zeppelin Lakehurst to Lakehurst around the world (August 8 -20th 1929, 20,000 miles) Lindbergh, New York – Paris , May 20th, 21st, 1927 Kitty Hawk, location of First Flight visually highlighted. .As everyone is familiar with Charles Lindbergh and the NY-Paris flight, we would like to share some info on the the other documented aviation firsts: Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (Deutsches Luftschiff Zeppelin #127; Registration: D-LZ 127) was a German-built and -operated, passenger carrying, hydrogen-filled, rigid airship, which operated commercially from 1928 to 1937. It was named after the German pioneer of airships, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who was a Graf or Count in the German nobility. During its operating life, the airship made 590 flights covering more than a million miles (1.6 million km). It was designed to be operated by a crew of 36 officers and men. In October 1928 the Graf Zeppelin made its first intercontinental trip, a 9,926 km (6,168 mi), 111 hour crossing from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst with Dr. Eckener in command. Capt. Ernst Lehmann, who would be killed in the crash of the Hindenburg at Lakehurst eight and a half years later, served as First Officer on the flight and U.S. Navy LCDR Charles E. Rosendahl, commander of the ZR-3 USS Los Angeles (ex-LZ 126), made the westward journey during which he also stood watch as a regular ship’s officer. Despite encountering heavy headwinds and stormy weather, Eckener had repeated the success of his first transatlantic crossing four years earlier when he delivered the LZ-126 to the U.S. Navy in October 1924 and was welcomed enthusiastically then both with a ”ticker tape” parade in New York and a subsequent invitation to the White House. Ref. Wikipidia   Description: The 8” diameter sphere is made of pasteboard. Representing a map of c 1932, the legend identifies aviation routes of Graf Zeppelin around the world and Lindbergh flight to Paris in addition to traditional political borders, capitols and so forth. The full meridian is made of cast metal and mounted via fork onto a handsome Arts & Craft style wooden base with rich mahogany finish. Total height of the artifact is approximately  12 inches. Condition: The globe is in excellent, nearly museum grade condition. All colors are bold and rich, very minimal scuffing, soiling, wrinkling or any other wear. The base is well preserved with some scuffing and scratches. Please see photos for details.   The age of the globe has been determined by flight routes and political display, which is as follows: Manchuria is occupied by Japan and re-named Manchuotikuo ( 1932-41) while Iran is still shown as Persia instead (change 1935). Europe is shown in pre WW1 borders.   Truly an exquisite artifact, sharing an important moment in time.   $165   SKU# 815WCLind32 Well packed, this globe will ship domestic for $12, $39 international.