A Rare c1925 John Paul Goode Library Globe in Duncan Phyfe Style This beautiful statement of past craftsman’s skills offers a perfectly aged patina of warm golden land and mellow green oceans. The map displays famous metropolitan areas of the past such as Constantinople and the Ottoman Empire.  The mounting consists of American Walnut. It’s flowing lines and slender legs makes this globe of unrivaled beauty and a classic in Duncan Phyfe style. Goode was a professor at the University of Chicago department of Geography. He became known for his unique version of projecting a round sphere to a flat map. The intent was to improve upon the distortion visible in the Mercator's projection. His proposed replacement for the Mercator's projection became know as Goode Homolosine Projection, though the creation never gained wide acceptance. Goode later worked with Rand McNally to create Maps and Atlases and around 1924 and put into production several models of globes. They did not see mass production numbers like the more common Rand McNally version and only a couple have turned up on the market in recent years. The cartography style is unique to the Goode globe and not merely an overlable of an existing Rand McNally Globe. Rare. 12 hand mounted paper gores mounted onto hollow metal orb. The 16 inch diameter orb is mounted into a Brass meridian which may rotate within the cradle at any angle. The meridian sits upon a small roller mounted within the wooden cradle which permits easy rotation. The cradle is mounted atop a The Duncan Phyfe style tripod Base. The horizon ring displays miles, kilometers which can be used by rotating the globe into position thereby making it possible to quickly determine a distance between any two points. The ring also displays the signs of the zodiac. The globe stands 38 inches tall overall and is approximately 21 inches wide at the horizon ring. The globes oceans are an olive green with beige landmasses. The political bordered are boldly colored beneath the aged original varnish. There is minimal wear to the sphere with only a few scuffs to the varnish primarily. The base is generally in good condition with some noted wear near the feet. The approximate age of the globe has been determined by the political borders and Cities displayed: Persia, Constantinople, Russia, Oslo are Visible. Due to the large size of this globe, it will be shipped in two large boxes and will be limited to North American destinations.   $2945