Please email with any questions.This beautiful globe is made by the company Authentic Models, it is based on the maps and globes of the explorer Robert de Vaugondy from 1745. Covered in glazed paper graphics. It comes in a handsome gift box. The box is 6" high and 6.25" in diameter, the globe just about 5 1/2" in diameter. Perfect size for desk or shelf- great gift for someone who means the world to you!