This oversized three-dimensional relief globe stands in the lobby of the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass. It was made for the use of the blind by Steven Preson Ruggles in 1837, and is thought to be the oldest of its kind. "It is about 53 inches in diameter and consists of some 700 pieces of wood glued together so well that no cracks have ever shown up. It revolves in any direction. The land areas are modeled of paper-mache composition with emery and were painted to represent the lands as known to man when the globe was made; it was restored by Nelson Coon in 1940."
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| Five students exploring tactile maps and globes in the geography room of the Girls' Upper School. |
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