You can't beat a globe for accuracy. Beautiful objects, they also show, like no flat map can, the true relationship of continents to one another. Here are our favorites.

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	The Pioneer  •   Replogle EXPLORATION •  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. Price includes separate domestic shipping via UPS ground. (GLB11, $65.00)
	The Early Explorer  •   National Geographic GLOBE This classic blue-ocean model, with a sturdy black base and semi-meridian, features a 10 1/2-inch-diameter globe, perfect for your desk. The overall height is 13 inches. These slightly smaller globes, produced by National Geographic, include both physical features and political boundaries. Colors are printed on the inside of the globe to give the illusion of depth. With nearly 3,500 up-to-date place names. (GLB32, $79.00)
	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 Journey  •   National Geographic EXPLORATION •  GLOBE An updated classic, illuminated. The Journey is a bigger-than-usual 14-inch, blue-ocean globe with a high-tech fiberglass sphere, bright cartography, and impressive amount of information. Colors are printed on the inside of the globe to give the illusion of depth, which is exaggerated when the globe is illuminated. This tabletop model is the product of National Geographic (which supplied all 5,000 place names) and Columbus, by reputation the world's oldest maker of globes. Price includes separate domestic shipping via UPS ground. (GLB14, $249.00)
	The Voyage  •   National Geographic EXPLORATION •  GLOBE The illuminated Voyage, a beauty, recalls the aged-parchment of 17th Century globes. The jumbo 14-inch tabletop model features 5,000 place names, including ocean currents and undersea features, and a handsome hardwood base. Made of nearly indestructible fiberglass (like all the National Geographic globes), the globe is printed with multiple layers of ink and information on the inside, which give the smooth globe depth. International borders are marked with a wash of subdued color, which disappears into the background when the globes are illuminated. The oceans are earthtone with a complementary gold-colored semi-meridian and walnut-stained base. Price includes separate domestic shipping via UPS ground. (GLB13, $289.00)
	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, $74.00)
	Crystal 3" Christmasphere  •   Artline GLOBE This three-inch sphere, hand-crafted of acrylic, shows landmasses etched in translucent white. Not just for decoration, the authentic globes have 100 names of continents, bodies of water and other key features. With a gold cap and matching gold cord. (GLB34, $20.00)
	Family Fun Globe  •   Atmosphere Globemakers REFERENCE •  2006 •  GLOBE The whole family will enjoy the up-to-date cartography (based on digital data), colorful graphics and quality of this smooth acrylic sphere made in Denmark. Perched on a ring, the clever 12-inch globe is designed not to roll off the table. With a separate booklet showing 450 places of interest. (GLB38, $74.95)
	Diplomat, Blue Ocean  •   Replogle GLOBE 15% Off the $8,500 retail price. The world's most detailed globe, a whopping 32 inches in diameter, encircled by an impressive hand-crafted hardwood stand. with touch-on illumination, 10-color cartography, solid brass meridian, and 20,000 (!) place names. This model features a classic blue-ocean globe; also available in an antique ocean model. (GLB25, $7225.00)
	Finley Globe, Antique Ocean  •   Replogle GLOBE Sometimes bigger is better! And with a globe, the bigger the diameter the more surface and the more geography. We like the clean, simple lines and tapered legs of this chair-side model, manufactured in the United States by Replogle. The handsome stand is crafted of solid maple with a walnut stain. The striking 20" diameter antique ocean globe is encircled by a die-cast, brass-plated meridian. With touch-on illumination -- and 4,200 place names. A blue ocean (GLB21) is also available. (GLB20, $1300.00)

	The Adventure  •   National Geographic   • REFERENCE  •  This compact 10 ½-inch globe, with the same clear cartography and smooth fiberglass sphere as the larger models, will fit nicely on your desk. (GLB56, $115.00)
	The Explorer (12-Inch)  •   National Geographic   • EXPLORATION  •  An updated blue-ocean classic, The Explorer, a 12-inch illuminated model, like all National Geographic globes, is made of nearly indestructible fiberglass and printed on the inside with multiple layers of ink to give the smooth surface the illusion of depth. (GLB12, $199.00)
	The Hastings  •   Replogle   • EXPLORATION  •  A 12-inch antique globe with a solid hardwood base in a walnut finish. (GLB08, $68.00)
	Austin Globe, Antique Ocean  •   Replogle    •  Much in the same contemporary spirit as the Finley (but at half the price) is the 16-inch-diameter, 30-inch tall Austin. The handsome stand is crafted of solid maple with a walnut stain. Illuminated with a die-cast, brass-plated meridian. A blue ocean model with raised relief (GLB23) is also available. (GLB22, $700.00)
	Austin Globe, Blue Ocean  •   Replogle    •  A cousin of the Finley but at 4/5 the height and diameter. Illuminated with a die-cast, brass-plated meridian. (GLB23, $700.00)
	B3 Basic Globe  •   Atmosphere Globemakers    •  This attractive 12-inch moern globe, made in Denmark, features a blue-ocean sphere with a beech base and durable plastic meridian. (GLB42, $74.95)
	Blue Green Earthball 6"  •   Artline    •  The thoroughly modern six-inch desk globe features transparent blue oceans with place names silk-screened on the inside in white. (GLB16, $49.00)
	Blue Green Earthsphere 16"  •   Artline    •  A jumbo 16-inch hand-crafted acrylic globe perched on a separate base. (GLB15, $239.00)
	Blue Pearl Earthball 6"  •   Artline    •  This handsome desktop globe features blue-pearl oceans, lending the globe an appealing iridescent sheen. (GLB33, $50.00)
	Charleston Globe  •   Replogle    •  This elegant 12-inch globe, with parchment-colored oceans and raised relief, features a handcrafted mahogany base and rattan yoke. (GLB55, $169.00)
	Finley Globe, Blue Ocean  •   Replogle    •  The striking 20" diameter blue ocean globe is encircled by a die-cast, brass-plated meridian. With touch-on illumination and 4,200 place names. The handsome stand is crafted of solid maple with a walnut stain. (GLB21, $1300.00)
	Gold 3" Christmasphere  •   Artline    •  These three-inch spheres, each with a gold cap and matching cord, show landmasses in gold place names and latitude and longitude markings etched in silver. (GLB35, $20.00)
	Livingston Globe  •   Replogle    •  This 12-inch raised-relief blue globe shows the political world when illuminated, a nice touch. (GLB29, $87.95)
	Marin Globe  •   Replogle    •  A 16-inch antique ocean globe in a three-legged, hand-forged wrought iron base. (GLB27, $399.00)
	Monterey Globe  •   Replogle    •  A 16-inch antique-ocean globe with a brass-plated meridian and mission-inspired base crafted of solid hardwood with a cherry finish. (GLB26, $499.00)
	Orion Globe  •   Replogle    •  The Orion, a stylish 12-inch illuminated globe, features an attractive palette of black oceans with landmasses in yellow and orange. The continents glow merrily when illuminated. (GLB24, $89.00)
	Red-And-Green Christmasphere  •   Artline    •  This three-inch sphere, hand-crafted of acrylic, shows landmasses in festive red and green. Not just for decoration, the authentic globes have 100 names of continents, bodies of water and other key features. With a gold cap and matching gold cord. (GLB37, $20.00)
	The Envoy  •   National Geographic    •  This stylish floor model by National Geographic features a 14-inch blue-ocean illuminated globe, handsomely displayed on a walnut pedestal. With an overall height of 39 inches, it's a beauty. (GLB17, $679.00)
	The Journey (12-inch)  •   National Geographic    •  This 12-inch classic blue-ocean tabletop globe is the product of National Geographic (which supplied all 3,500 place names) and Columbus, the world's oldest maker of globes. (GLB30, $199.00)
	The Metropolis  •   National Geographic    •  The classic blue-ocean globe by National Geographic, a 12-inch illuminated model, is outfitted in contemporary flair with a silver-tone matte metal base and matching semi-meridian. (GLB31, $299.00)
	The Pinnacle  •   National Geographic    •  This stylish floor model by National Geographic features the 14-inch earth-tone illuminated globe, handsomely displayed on a walnut pedestal. With an overall height of 39 inches, it's a beauty. (GLB18, $679.00)
	Trafalgar  •   Replogle    •  This clean lines of this angled metal floor stand give the blue-ocean globe a jaunty, modern air. (GLB28, $270.00)

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