About World Globes

Trippin’ the Lights Fantastic

We all like to acknowledge about where we’ve traveled and the sights we’ve seen–but until recently, such recognition was decidedly low-tech, consisting of either a small world map with pushpins stuck into it, or those rather ugly state window decals.

Next time you want to really “highlight” you journey, trace your route on a Lightravels illuminated wall map.  Framed in a quality shadow box, the backlit map is, by itself, a great conversation piece, but push one of the colored pegs into the map to designate a stop along your journey, and the map comes to life.  The colored pegs pick up the diffused light from energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs, offering a glowing memory of the trip for everyone to appreciate.

Available in both World and U.S. editions, the Lightravels map is approximately 34 x 23 inches.

Published in Motorhome Magazine, April 2006

A gore is a segment of a three-dimensional  shape fabricated from a two-dimensional material.  Globes of the Earth were first mass produced by Gerard Mercator using a process of printing map details on 12 paper gores that were cut out then pasted to a sphere.  Also as seen below are samples of a 6 map gores. The first one is an early 1500’s map gore, the second picture is a modern digital map gore of the earth now used to make the Earthball.  

When learning about the different states of the United States, it is important that the students have a clear grasp of geography. With 50 state maps, students will have a more vivid picture of the different states, counties and landmarks. A map will give them a broader understanding of the United States and its different economic and political divisions.

Maps can tell you about the neighboring states, the bodies of water surrounding them, if any, and other natural features such as mountains or rivers. A state map can also show historical points of interest. It can also identify major roads and highways.

When learning about the different states of the United States, it is important that the students have a clear grasp of geography. With 50 state maps, students will have a more vivid picture of the different states, counties and landmarks. A map will give them a broader understanding of the United States and its different economic and political divisions.

Maps can tell you about the neighboring states, the bodies of water surrounding them, if any, and other natural features such as mountains or rivers. A state map can also show historical points of interest. It can also identify major roads and highways.