Vintage "RandMark I" Atlas Globe by Rand McNally driftwood including abrasions to the wooden

including abrasions to the wooden base

The reverse side is unfinished with visible casting impressions

Drawers (x12): 3

almost icon-like presence-contrasted against the industrial rigidity of the metal ground

Vintage "RandMark I" Atlas Globe by Rand McNally driftwood including abrasions to the woodenc. 1967; Rand McNally & Company Chicago, IL Desktop terrestrial globe from Rand McNally's "RandMark I" series, mounted within a molded meridian ring and supported by a decorative faux bronze base featuring opposing Atlas figures in kneeling poses beneath the globe. The twelve inch globe retains brightly colored political and topographical cartography with raised relief terrain, showing mountain ranges, deserts, rivers, and major cities in tactile