The Globemakers by Peter Bellerby

The beautifully illustrated story of our globe and the globes it has
inspired, told from inside the workshop of one of the world's last
globemakers, with 4-color photos throughout.
Most of us encounter a globe - that green and blue, tilted, spherical map - as
children. We ask a grown-up, where are we?" They spin the globe and point to
a miniscule dot in a massive expanse of earth and space. A profound
convergence of art and science, a globe is the ultimate visualization of our
place in the world. To be a globemaker requires a skilled knowledge of
geography, engineering, drawing, and painting, and only a few living today
understand the craft.
When Peter Bellerby set out to make a globe for his father's 80th birthday, he
had know idea where the process would lead. He went on to found Bellerby &
Co, one of the only artisan globemaking businesses left in the world. His book
brings us inside the studio to learn how he and his team of cartographers and
craftspeople bring these stunning celestial, terrestrial, and planetary objects to
life. Along the way he tells stories of the great globemakers and globes
throughout history.
A gorgeous, full-color photographic portrait of a lost art, The Globemakers is a
enlightening exploration of globes, or "earth apples," as they were first known,
and their ability to show us ourselves and our place in an infinite universe.

Peter Bellerbyis a world-renowned globemaker and founder of artisan
globemakers Bellerby & Co, which won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in
the international trade category in 2018 and 2021. The studio has shipped
globes to to over 60 countries, and their work has been featured in books, on
television, and in countless publications around the world. Peter lives in
London with his partner, who helps him run the company. @globemakers

Bloomsbury
On Sale: Oct 17/23
7.09 x 10.43 • 240 pages
Full color photography throughout
9781639731565 • $40.00 • CL - With dust jacket
Art / History / Genera