Nestled into a sculptured clear acrylic base that looks like an open flower the Artline Blue Pearl Earthsphere Sculptured Base Tabletop Globe is a beautiful piece of educational art that will perfectly suit your contemporary decor. The oceans are pri nted with a specially formulated metallic ink that captures and reflects light creating a unique pearly effect. Parchment-colored continents pop against this lustrous background and the latitude and longitude lines are drawn in warm copper ink. Easy- to-read black details convey the most up-to-date cartography country boundaries capitals major cities and bodies of water. The globe is accompanied by a signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity and an informative booklet so you can get the most o ut of your amazingly accurate globe.About ArtlineEvery Artline globe is a work of art. Hand-fashioned in the USA by skilled artisans the remarkable products combine lasting beauty state-of-the-art technology and the most accurate up-to-date cartograp hic information. They progress through more than 40 intricate steps achieving unsurpassed quality and offering you a new and contemporary way to see the world. In Artline Globes you will find a source of fascinating discovery for years to come. These globes are backed by a lifetime guarantee of quality and craftsmanship.See our Globe FAQs