80cm Albion – Large Desktop Globe

How to buy a globe

Please start the process by simply placing an order directly through our website. This is a generic 50% deposit based on your chosen size – and the balance will reflect your final choice of colour, base, and optional added personalisation. We will be in touch shortly thereafter to confirm your order and let you know the next steps.

You are welcome to call or studio or email Jade at jade@bellerbyglobemakers.com to discuss the options and any questions you might have ahead of an order as well. If you prefer to make payment over the phone or be invoiced via email that is of course fine as well.

What’s included in the price

Your one-of-a-kind globe and base, fully bespoke, each one handcrafted.

No VAT, unless you live in the UK, so thats 20% off the price, which usually more than covers the shipping cost.

Local taxes may be applied by your local customs.

Safe packaging and insurance, and help with the shipping process. All large globes are tracked with apple trackers, so we can be extra sure of its safe arrival and track its journey.

You may visit the studio to start the process of commissioning your bespoke globe. Please get in touch to discuss a day and time.

Personalising your globe

With each globe made bespoke to order we can personalise in endless ways. This can be bespoke cartography, travel routes or hand drawn and hand painted illustrations. This is a process we will guide you through and explain in detail. Some styles of bases also include an engraving which is the perfect place for names, dates, or short sentiments.

Click here for guide and examples of previous personalisation requests : Customisation PDF

Everything about your globe can be personalised and individualised.

More Information

Our ever popular Albion desk globe in now available in 22cm, 36cm, 50cm, 65cm, 80cm, 110cm and 127cm. This listing is for the 80cm diameter Albion – which features the same innovative roller bearing mechanism as our Mini Desk Globes permitting 360 degree movement in all directions.

We will be in touch to confirm your choice of hand-turned wood base – Walnut or Oak.

Included in the commission are up to 20 cartography (text) edits as well as a personalised engraving. For a small additional cost you can add further text edits, travel routes and detail like hand drawn and hand painted illustrations.

Please email info@bellerbyglobemakers.com to receive more photos, base and colour options as well as to discuss personalisation and shipping estimates.

Each globe is made bespoke to order, for short time frames (linked) we have gift card options or see the ‘Quick Delivery Options’ (linked).

Each globe is one of a kind and unique, watercolours are hand mixed meaning your globe will not be identical to any in the listing but just as beautiful!

Click here for a guide to colours (linked).

This listing shows Gagarin and Mint Cassini colouring. Please note that Gagarin and Cassini are priced higher than other colours due to the more detailed paint-work on land.

Please also note the Gagarin example shown has a variation of our Albion base (enquire for similar) and has French cartography and illustrations that are not standard on any map.

Illustrations in website images are examples of the endless things that can be done to the map. Personalisation Guide Linked Here. We will be in touch to begin the process of you designing the globe exactly as you would like it.

We ship worldwide from our London studio, fully insured and tracked.

Photos by Paul Marc Mitchell, Toby Essex, and Owen Harvey – photo of Peter carrying globe by Richard Pohle.

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