Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
About 1650 Years Before Columbus proved the world was round with his famous voyage, an ancient Greek, Crates of Mallus, made the first globe (below). Above, Charles Riddeford (right) of National Geographic Society shows his collapsible globe to John R. Hoopes of Geographic's editorial staff.
[ca. February 1954]
[Information from item housing] Globes
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