Unique world globe features a fully up to date political map with an antique color ocean. The 16" Wright globe is supported by a full swing metal meridian. The floor stand is inspired by a drawing found in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives. It is an unidentified concept for one of the Prairie Homes that Mr. Wright designed in the early 1900s. Cradling a 16" diameter globe, the maple stand''s proportions were calculated to match the scale of other drawings from this time period.Full-swing antique style brass-plated die-cast meridian (ring supporting the globe) allows the ball to be turned 360 degrees for convenient view of all points of interest from any possible angle. The globe revolves within the meridian (East/West), and the meridian swings within the stand (North/South).