30 inch terrestrial globe by George Philip & Son of London, circa 1937-38.

Mahogany stand with turned legs and triangular under-tier with a compass.

Height: 128 cm.

Diameter: 102 cm.

Cartouche reads: PHILIPS’ 30 INCH REFERENCE GLOBE

Scale 1: 17,000,000 Statute Miles – Nautical Miles Principle Steamship Routes with distances in Nautical Miles.

Other steamship Routes, Principal Railways with distances in Statute Miles.

LONDON GEORGE PHILIP & SON, LTD., 32 FLEET STR. E.C. Printed in Great Britain

George Philip and Son of London, was one of the oldest publishing houses in the United Kingdom, established in 1834, specializing in maps, atlases, and globes.