A Behind The Scenes Look Into One Of The Last Handmade Globe Makers

In a fascinating project to reinvigorate the art of globe-making, Peter Bellerby of Bellerby & Co. Globemakers is creating globes entirely by hand, from stretching the gores (the strips of paper) and applying them carefully onto the sphere, to painting and illustrating the maps.
The process takes at least 6 months to complete, and it’s not easy—without careful measurements, the globe will remain incomplete.
Blending science with art, a perfection-derived sense of beauty inspires Bellerby’s work.