Usually ships within 1-5 business days. ≪New and Unopened≫: A desktop-sized globe made by Watanabe Kyogu Seisakusho, a manufacturer of planispheres and globes since 1937.
Despite its compact size that fits on a bookshelf, it features detailed notations such as the latest place names, color-coding by country, and light coloring of the continental shelf at a depth of 200m underwater, with warm and cold currents indicated by arrows.
A "Cities 15WF" (English version) in an antique color is also available in the same size.
Product Description
A globe with a diameter of 15cm, sized to fit on a bookshelf, has been created.
It was produced with consideration for readability through country-by-country color coding.
The sea is colored a light blue where the continental shelf is at a depth of 200m.
Warm and cold currents are also indicated by arrows.
This is the perfect globe to place next to your books.
Product Name: Watanabe Kyogu Seisakusho Globe Cities 15 WF Clear Stand 1505
About This Manufacturer
Watanabe Kyogu Seisakusho
Founded in Tsukiji in 1937 (Showa 12).
Founder, Unsei Watanabe, was a Jodo Shinshu priest and began making globes at the request of Tsukiji Honganji Temple.
After the war, he began producing more professional globes and celestial globes with the cooperation of GHQ, the Ministry of Education, and others.
He obtained patents for planetariums and planispheres for school classrooms and sold them.
Products pursuing precise craftsmanship and readability are trusted by government agencies, including the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and schools.
Due to producing many astronomical teaching materials, they were among the first to create "Earth as seen from space" using the latest data and have been increasing their variety.
Furthermore, globes incorporating environmental information derived from the realistic appearance of the Earth are highly regarded by science museums and museums.
【Size】Sphere diameter: 15cm Height: 20.5cm
【Scale】1:84,000,000 【Weight】0.15kg
【Specifications】Uses recycled paper, clear stand (plastic)
【Size】Sphere diameter: 15cm Height: 20.5cm
【Scale】1:84,000,000 【Weight】0.15kg
【Specifications】Uses recycled paper, clear stand (plastic)
| Product # | B000MVQDQW |
|---|---|
| Weight | 240 g |
| Product package size | 21 x 16 x 16 cm |
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