National Geographic illuminated globes

The National Geographic Society was founded in 1888 to "improve and disseminate geographical knowledge."
Today, National Geographic is one of the world's largest scientific non-profit organisations.
It has been a pioneer in the field of cartography for over 120 years.


Räthgloben 1917 Verlag produces the hand-laminated models in Leipzig,
The parent company, Tecnodidattica in Italy, is responsible for machine production.

 

What is the difference between hand-laminating and machine production (thermoforming technology) for globes?

While hand-lamination requires many manual steps and many years of experience, machine-made globes are produced using thermoforming technology. In this process, a film is pulled over the acrylic glass globe by machine.