Balingen illuminated world globe features a high quality 14" acrylic sphere, covered precisely by hand with two up-to-date geographical maps. When illuminated, the globe displays political cartography (as seen below), non-illuminated globe displays  Earth's physical relief (forests and deserts) map as seen at left. As average desktop globes measure 12" in diameter, this globe is considered among the largest desktop models.

This large illuminated desktop world globe is supported by a graduated beech semi-meridian and a solid wood base in a contemporary style .