Italy - globe; A. Minelli - Raro Mappamondo - 1901-1920

Fascinating rare physical-politico tabletop globe in Italian, produced by the renowned publishing house ANTONIO VALARDI EDITORE (Milan).
The globe was designed and engraved by the famous cartographer A. Minelli, a signature of excellence in Italian educational and scientific cartography of the era.
Dimensions: sphere diameter 20 cm.
Materials: Sphere presumably made of beech wood covered with lithographed paper gores, elegant dark-wood circular base turned on a lathe.
Condition: in good conservative condition for the period. Free of abrasions, deep scratches, or text missing.
The wooden structure and base are stable, intact, and free of structural defects.
The globe rotates perfectly on itself.