The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Edition Globe
This special edition 20” / 51cm diameter terrestrial globe is hand-painted in QEST blue colouring and features a black walnut & boxwood rolling stand.
20” / 51cm diameter
2026 QEST Edition
Hand-painted terrestrial library globe
in QEST blue
Featuring:
Cartography accurate to January 2026
Over 2000 towns & cities labelled
Maritime boundaries, regional boundaries, major and minor rivers, deserts, mountain ranges and other geographical features
Delineated time zones
Hand-painted bathymetric and topographic detail
NEW to 2026: updated global tectonic plate model: 16 major plates, 54 microplates and 73 deformation zones
Black walnut and boxwood rolling stand
from £9000*
*A portion of proceeds from each sale is donated to the QEST charity to support craft education in the U.K.
Cartographic Approach
Each globe captures the world at a moment in time. I prioritise de facto borders over de jure, and select settlements for regional or cultural relevance rather than size alone.
Endonyms are preferred where clear and recognisable, while English remains the primary language for legibility.
Mindful of the biases in traditional maps, I aim to create globes that reflect geography as dynamic, political, and deeply human.
Globes themselves form records of the world at a moment in time. Their cartography reflects the cultural interests, priorities, and politics of the societies in which they were created, and thus serves as an important historical document.
I see my work as continuing this legacy, producing globes of the highest accuracy and quality, while recognising a responsibility for the stories they will convey to future generations.
Black walnut and boxwood rolling stand
This contemporary stand is inspired by the printed horizons of historic globe stands. Elegant boxwood stringing inlaid into black walnut demarcates the cardinal and intercardinal directions, traditionally used to orient the globe to the magnetic poles.
A rolling bearing system allows unrestricted movement of the globe in all directions, creating an enchantingly tactile way to explore your world.
The stand is handmade to order in our dedicated workshop using sustainably sourced timber and traditional joinery techniques.
Freedom to explore
the whole world.
A portion of proceeds from each sale is donated to the QEST charity to support craft education in the U.K.