Frankfurt illuminated world globe features a high quality hand-blown 16" crystal sphere, covered precisely by hand with two up-to-date geographical maps. When illuminated, the globe displays political cartography, non-illuminated globe displays an physical nostalgic style map as seen at left. As average desktop globes measure 12" in diameter, this globe is considered among the largest desktop models.

Illuminated desktop world globe is mounted in a metal semi-meridian and is supported by a heavy metal stand.