The Lewis World Globe is a simple yet elegant floor globe. This floor model globe features an attractive dark cherry finished wood post and base. The handsome 16-inch globe features shell-colored antique or blue oceans and colored landforms with geog raphical and political borders. A Champagne-toned full meridian is numbered and the globe rotates a full 360 degrees both left to right and up and down.About CramThe George F. Cram Company story dates back to 1867 when George Cram only two years afte r fighting for the Union in the Civil War joined his uncle`s business of making city and state maps. In 1869 Cram became the first American publisher to produce a world atlas. The Cram name quickly became synonymous with accuracy and innovation. In 1 932 the company expanded into manufacturing world globes. Today the Cram company is considered one of the top leaders in the world globe industry and its globes are present in thousands of schools homes and offices around the world