Coronado Replogle world globe features a 9" specialty antique style map by a famous European cartographer Vincenzo Coronelli. Spanish-inspired design and Early American insignia mark this 9" globe. The globe is supported by a semi meridian and a hardwood octagonal base. The Coronado was created as a tribute to Spanish conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado*. | Globe Diameter: | 9" (23cm) | | Height: | 13 " (33cm) | | Width : | 9 " (23cm) | | Depth: | 9 .5" (24cm) | | Weight: | 3.75 lb. | | Map: | Specialty | | Language: | English |
Item # 55505 *Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was the head of an expedition in 1540, which explored the southwestern parts of today's USA. Participants were ordered back to Mexico in 1542 in order to fight in the Mixton Rebellion, it was already over by the time they got back. The expedition was a failure and essentially bankrupted Coronado, who retired to Mexico City in 1554. | 
