The Explorer is a classic blue-ocean globe featuring a high-tech 12-inch fiberglass sphere, up-to-date cartography, and an impressive amount of information. Colors are printed on the inside of the globe to give the illusion of depth. This 12-inch tabletop model is the product of National Geographic (which supplied all 3,500 place names) and Columbus, by reputation the world's oldest maker of globes. Price includes seperate domestic shipping via UPS ground.  (GLB12, $199.00)