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A brief summary!
Firstly, you need to create a perfect sphere. Very easy to write, incredibly difficult to achieve….
Next, edit the map; because each globe is made to order we update our cartography regularly and personalise depending on our customers preferences.
We work with each client one-on-one
to help them design their globe exactly as they would like it.
The map personalisation process can be over weeks, months or sometimes even years –
– we have a mocking up process with visuals of the map so the client can see and feedback on their customisation ahead of us making their physical globe.
Options of personalisation include adding hand drawn and hand painted illustrations,
theming a map around passions or hobbies,
creating maps from past eras,
highlighting favourite places,
adding remote locations and labels to the map,
tracing and documenting family history,
and adding travel routes – land, air and sea.
We are happy to speak with you about any idea you might dream up to help make it a reality.
We have designed maps to different eras, in different languages, and imaginary worlds. The customer is welcome to provide reference images and be as specific as they would like – or we can help with the research and suggestions around a theme or ideas.

Once the map is ready, it is printed and cut up hand into precise shapes called gores.

The gores are then hand painted using watercolours, the first few washes of colour go on while the gores are flat. A style of painting unique to Bellerby & Co globes that helps create beautiful oceans with texture and complexity.

When the gores are dry, they are ready to be attached to the globe, which is called ‘goring the globe’.

That stage is very precise work and very difficult because you’re wetting the paper and stretching it, wet paper as you can imagine is fragile.

The paper wants to rip, ripple or tear naturally. If you work with one piece too long it naturally degrades.
After the gores are applied many more layers and detail of watercolour are added and the globe is sealed with either a gloss or matte resin or varnish finish.

The globe is then placed into its base; we make a variety of traditional and modern bases of our own design which are fully hand built and finished to your preference.
We handcraft both modern and traditional floor standing and desktop bases in a variety of woods and metals in our London workshop.

Hand engraved detail on the Livingstone arm and hand engraving all the detail and commissioning mark on the Brass Meridians.

Once we are happy with the final outcome and have thoroughly checked the globe over, it is packaged carefully in either a bespoke “flight case” …

…. or a special made crate and shipped off to its new home.

We ship worldwide from London, England.

Photos by Euan Myles, Andy Lockley, Owen Harvey, Justin Ratcliffe, Kaori Oyama, Jon Cardwell, Andrew Meredith, Jade Fenster, Aron Klein, and Paul Marc Mitchell.

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