Wood world floor globe is handcrafted with world's finest Asian Maple wood.  Colorful continents feature countries in hand-painted maple.  Oceans consist of hand-cut panels of light Maple wood.  Latitude and longitude lines in gleaming 24K gold plated ribbon are hand placed with precise location.  The richly stained stand is made from solid Maple. This floor stand world globe is destined to be a treasured heirloom.  Since every step is hand crafted, there are no two identical globes.