The successful blend of an antique-ocean 12" ball, an attractive mahogany-stained finish and a painted die-cast semi-meridian makes the Piedmont a natural fit for almost any setting. The warmer wood tone sets it apart from the usual walnut, and raised relief across the surface gives the world's major mountain ranges genuine three-dimensional texture. A well-proportioned desktop globe for a study, library or office. French-language cartography throughout.