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How Globes Are Made

How Globes Are Made: Production

Posted on February 6, 2020October 28, 2020 by Ultimate Globes
Hand Applied Maps

How are globes produced? Here, we reveal the manufacturing process used to make globes. If you haven’t yet done so, check out our article that highlights how maps are created for the surface of a globe. Globes are made primarily in three different modes. The most common is vacuum formed, then press formed and finally […]

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How Globes Are Made

How Globes Are Made: Maps

Posted on June 3, 2013October 28, 2020 by Ultimate Globes
Mercator Projection

A globe is a map in a spherical shape. You would think it’s easy to translate flat world maps onto a sphere accurately, but it’s not that simple. A flat surface does not perfectly fit a curved surface; in our case, this would create distortions on the map of the globe. Square Map on a […]

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