Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/SI11578. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.

The Pioneer  •  Replogle EXPLORATION •  2011 •  GLOBE This is the blue-ocean globe you may remember from your childhood, with up-to-date cartography, bright colors, a metal base and an unusual "gyro-matic" mount whereby you can swivel the globe in all directions, including upside down. It's a traditional 12-inch tabletop model with blue oceans and a numbered full-meridian. (GLB11, $69.00)
The Starlight  •  Replogle EXPLORATION •  GLOBE Popular in the 1940s and 1950s, the black-ocean globe is back, here as a 12-inch tabletop model with a matte silver base, updated cartography, raised relief and gyro mount, which allows you to turn the globe any which way, including upside down. Price includes separate domestic shipping via UPS ground. (GLB10, $74.00)
The Sierra  •  Replogle GLOBE This aged-parchment globe, outfitted with a brass-plated semi-meridian, features up-to-date cartography, raised relief and a subdued earth-tone palatte of colors. With a handsome antique brass and black-metal base. It's a 12-inch table top model by Replogle, maker of the most popular globes in America. Price includes separate domestic shipping via UPS ground. (GLB19, $79.00)
Orion Globe  •  Replogle GLOBE Popular in the 1940s and 50s, the black ocean globe is back (with updated cartography and a pewter-finished steel base). The Orion features an attractive palette of black oceans with landmasses in yellow and orange -- and a light bulb! The continents glow merrily when illuminated. (GLB24, $99.00)
Diplomat, Blue Ocean  •  Replogle 2010 •  GLOBE Search the world over and you will not find a better example of the globemaking art. A handcrafted masterpiece, distinctive details include illumination, ten-color cartography, and a solid brass, hand-engraved meridian. The handcrafted, solid mahogany cradle mounting, rubbed to a lustrous walnut-finish, further emphasizes the Diploma''s uncommon beauty. A comprehensive 32" diameter globe ball featuring over 20,000 place names, ranks the Diplomat as the world's most detailed globe. $1,000 off the $8,995 retail price. (GLB25, $7995.00)

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