Globe-Making Craft

Timeline

1. c. 1542–1546Louvain · Low CountriesMapmakers in the Low Countries pasted printed or hand-drawn gores onto plaster or wooden sphere blanks along meridians, then hand-trimmed and colored them before assembling brass meridian rings and stands, forming a reproducible globe production process.
2. c. 1547–1550Antwerp · FlandersWorkshops in Antwerp and Nuremberg updated the gores for the Americas and the west coast of Africa based on the latest voyage reports; globe diameters differentiated into court display and navigational teaching types, promoting the visual spread of geographical knowledge in trading houses and universities.