The Kingston is both distinguished and conventional — a 12" antique-ocean ball held by a solid hardwood base in a rich walnut finish with an antique-plated die-cast semi-meridian. The map carries over 4,000 place names and political boundaries, mountain peak elevations in feet, major shipping routes measured in nautical miles, and the ships of famous explorers from Columbus to Magellan. Raised-relief embossing reveals the earth's main mountain ranges. French-language cartography throughout.