This is a large and impressive table globe from the British company Philips, dated 1962. The globe is constructed from two hemispherical aluminium shells, joined at the equator, with 12 hand-applied paper gores. It is reinforced internally by a hardboard disc with steel rim at the equator and a wooden cylinder along the axis. The globe is mounted on a turned mahogany base with a heavy cantilevered aluminium bracket supporting the axis.

The map retains good colour but shows some browning and craquelure due to degradation of the lacquer. Aluminium globe shells are quite soft and particularly susceptible to denting. This example has one dent off the south west coast of South America and another around the Philipines - both are pictured.  They are small and are not obvious to the eye.