This German terrestrial globe has a brass calibrated half meridian and it is raised on a turned spindle on a wooden base with an ebony finish. It has a scale of 1:38 600 000 and the political boundaries of countries are marked by the use of colour. Capital cities have been underlined and shown in capital letters. Foreign colonies are bracketed with the initials of the country that has interest. Other interesting points are the steam ship routes and borders of the ice shelves are also depicted.