Fully Engraved Brass Meridian and Housr dias for a 21" Hand coloured Modernday Globe. Cartography by Simon Brown
The base here was once a dining room table. Now recyled!
Our 12" Diameter Blackwater Globe on Liberty Base...
Detail of Europe on our 12" Diameter Blackwater Globe.
Our Classic 12" Diameter Modern Day Globe on our Rand base which tilts the globe to the ecliptic angle of 23.5 degrees.
David Attenbrough uses our 12" Modern Day Blue Globe in his BBC documentaries.
Our 12" Modern Day Globe with a traditional brass meridian.
Greaves & Thomas' 12" Diameter Wax Lyrical Globe with exaggerated relief with Brass Meridian
Greaves & Thomas 12" Diameter Aqua Alluvial Globe shows the flow of water from rain and snow from hill or mountain to stream and river to lake, sea or ocean
We can also offer customising our globes with a
customised label, added location dots journey routes etc.

This Label can be Customised, see our Customised
Globe or see guide.

We can also supply larger globes.. here is our 16" diameter Gebco/NASA globe mounted
on our bronze Copley stand and painted with distressed whites.
12" globes are also available at 16 inches diameter
on our Copley Bronze or Student Bases.
12" DIAMETER MODERN DAY GLOBE WITH BLACK LIBERTY BASE AND
BRASS COLLAR £145 + delivery.
12" DIAMETER MODERN DAY GLOBE WITH RAND MCNALLY BASE £145
+ delivery.
12" DIAMETER MODERN DAY GLOBE WITH BRASS MERIDIAN £285
+ delivery.
16" DIAMETER MODERN DAY GLOBE ON COPLEY BRONZE STAND EITHER PAINTED DISTRESSED WHITE OR ANTIQUE BRONZE
£2,000 + delivery.
16" DIAMETER MODERN DAY GLOBE ON COPLEY STUDENT BASE EITHER PAINTED DISTRESSED WHITE OR EBONISED BLACK
TURNED BASE £600 + delivery.
21" MODERN DAY GLOBE ON RECLAIMED DINING TABLE WITH HAND COLOURED MAP £3,000 + DELIVERY.
Prices for packing and delivery vary depending where
are. If you are interested in any of our
globes on our web site, please email
us the reference number(s) and state which country you live in and
if you require a shipping quote.
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oCUSTOMISED
GLOBES
If
you are looking for a special gift, for your best friends, corporation
or family member, which helps celebrate a special occasion, then our
'Customised Globe' might be what you are looking for! For a small
additional fee we can replace our existing label on our Modern Globe.
To date proud Godparents have found this product most apt for their
Godchild as it records the world when they were born and no doubt
will become a family heirloom. It also makes the ideal wedding present
and confirms the possibility of loving someone so much that they would
'Give them the World'. We have also supplied labels celebrating Anniversaries,
Births etc.
We
can also supply similar labels which would be apt for use on our other
globes, for example our 1881 Globe makes an excellent Corporate retirement
gift.

The
bespoke label, once made, is then applied to the globe before it is
sealed and lacquered. This instantly makes the world globe a very
special personalised gift. The label can also be appliesd to the underneath
of the base.
Listed
below is a range of labels which you can use as a template, or you
may wish to specify something completely different, for once the choice
is really yours!

If the above labes are similar to what you
desire, simply email us your text and we will snd you an example back
for approval.
Customised globe. GT CUS:
£20.00 on globe itself.
£10.00
under base.
+ Cost of chosen globe.
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Greaves & Thomas, fine Globemakers,
a potted history.
Award winning Globemakers Greaves &
Thomas are a small company based in the United Kingdom, today they make
Historical Globes, Celestial Globes, Lunar Globes, Planetary Globes,
Facsimile Globes, Replica Globes, Themed Globes, Paper Folding Globes,
and Modern Day Globes. Arts Corespondent Jemmy Button looks into their
history.
In 1991 James Bissell-Thomas after several
years of research, published his first globe (Merzbach
& Falk's 1881 globe). The globe was well received,
especially because of the ageing techniques developed to lend the globes
a patina producing a convincing replica. James Bissell-Thomas believes
that this was achieved because of his Art School background, his printing
knowledge gained running his own publishing house in the 1980's (Long
Tail Prints) combined with his knowledge as an antiques dealer. In 1991
the first globe joined an already existing eclectic range of furnishing
ideas which included Giant Tennis Rackets, Rivercraft furniture, Hat
Boxes etc. (most are still being made: www.gtstore.co.uk)
. It was because of James
Bissell-Thomas' interest in globes, that the decision was then made
to form a collection of globes, spanning cartographic history from 1492
to the present day.
At the time James' knowledge in globes was
poor, however a good friend at the Royal Geographical Society pointed
out that the following year (1992) would be not only be the 500 year
anniversary of the European discovery of the New World, but it would
also be the anniversary of the earliest surviving terrestrial globe
~ Martin Behaim's 'Erdapfel'. This globe today resides in the Germanishes
Museum in Germany, rightly described by Bissell-Thomas as the 'Holy
Grail' of all globes, not just because of its age, but also because
of the profusion of data inscribed on the globe, the globe is best described
as a medieval geographical census describing the world beyond Europe,
listing the origin of spices, metals, traditions, peoples, animals,
islands and religions etc. not only this but the globe covered in beautiful
illustrations by Glockendon.
Despite the globe being on an elaborate stand,
with extremely detailed artwork, Greaves & Thomas still decided
it would be wise to republish this fine relic. Appointments were then
made with the Germanisches Museum and flights were booked. On arrival
at the museum in September 1991, it transpired that the Germanisch Museum
had its own globe publishing interest and was not interested in helping
G&T achieve their goal. Consequently, they were given a very limited
time to study the original globe and reference images they also commissioned
from the Museum were later blocked and never arrived. While many would
have given up, Greaves & Thomas decided that it would persevere,
knowing that what ever they produced would ultimately be compared to
a rival globe that would have the Museum's seal of approval. All possible
data concerning the globe was sourced and the finished result once again
was well received, and is today is considered one of the most important
globes in their collection.
In August 1992 when the Martin
Behaim Globe was completed, Bissell-Thomas proudly informed
the Germanish Museum that despite their reluctance to help, he had succeeded
in making their facsimile. Soon after this 3 overseas business men arranged
to come and see their Behaim Globe, at the time Greaves & Thomas
was trading from 2 small garages in a small muddy yard, then even the
two garages were not room enough, and a small 12' white square marquee
had been hurriedly erected in the yard as a temporary measure. When
the visitors arrived, they spent considerable time inspecting the globe,
and then had an impromptu board meeting by themselves in the rain in
the muddy yard, they re-entered, and announced that 2 of them were presidents
of two globe companies, Rath Globes from Germany and Cram Globes from
the USA. They informed Greaves & Thomas that they had been working
with the Gemanishes Museum to produce their facsimile version, however
upon inspection of the globe, they stated that they were keen to cease
production of their own efforts and to market the G &T globe. This
they did, with considerable success including selling one example to
the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Not only this, but the Gemanishes
Museum also ordered a globe for themselves.
Greaves & Thomas have, on more than one
occasion, offered to make the Germanische Museum's version, which would
be one step closer to the original, but to date they have declined.
The Greaves & Thomas version can now be found in numerous museums
around the world.
From this point onwards, Greaves and Thomas
would only concentrate on globes, initially historical globes but soon
branching into themed globes: Holbein's
Terrestrial Globe; Shakespeare's
Globe; Alice's
Celestial Globe and lastly the ludicrous Elvis
Presley Mars Globe is another example of the diversity
that can be achieved in globemaking, if one cares to explore the possibility
of producing something other than the norm.
Today alongside their Themed Globes, Historical
Replica Globes and their Modern Day Globes, Greaves & Thomas have
also added the spectacular 'Hermetic
Globe'
to their Collection and this will soon be followed by a production version
of their amazing Invisible
Globe.
Greaves & Thomas now also have now formed
an interesting collection of globes made in the last 300 years by other
globemakers, this 500 strong collection will soon be prominently displayed
in the Museum that they are presently preparing on the Isle of Wight.
This should be a Mecca for designers as it will show numerous different
versions of the same object. Not only this, but they will be using the
Sistine Chapel's ceiling as inspiration to make a stunning celestial
ceiling, and at the same time show one of the finest optical illusions
in the world.
A surprising aspect of Greaves & Thomas
is that they produce all their Globes in the UK. While numerous companies
in the UK now relocate their production to the far east, in order to
survive in today's cut throat market, G&T continue to produce a
quality product which is well received. Their workforce never more than
5 craftpersons, and the globes they offer are limited by craft instead
of number, this is verified in the small numbers of certain globes produced
each year ( for example 2-6 Coronelli Globes per year and 5-12 Behaim
Iron Stand Versions per year) , consequently there is always a waiting
list for the larger more intricate globes that Greaves & Thomas
produce. The globes are made using recycled papers and the wooden components
for the elaborate stands are also made using reclaimed / recycled timber.
Consequently Greaves & Thomas globes will never cost the Earth.
Jemmy Button, Arts Corespondent
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