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You think you've seen every globe there is? Ha. Murray
has tiny globes and big globes and globes old and globes new. They line the floor, the walls, the tops of shelves.
| Art Deco Globes from a Masonic Hall |
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Ask Murray about a specific historical period and he will
put his finger to his mouth and think. Then he goes to the stacks and starts pulling out artifacts of the era you want. A
encyclopedic knowledge of both history and geography is a must in his business.
| Biplanes in battle World War One |
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Of all the maps Murray has sold, none have
featured a big black X marking the spot. "Some people cannot believe there are no such things as treasure maps"
he says with a sigh. "I tell them to just look around the shop,. It's filled with treasures."
from Southern Living Magazine, April, 2007
The
Black Globe - described in murrayhudson.com
"Replogle 12 inch Starlight globe. Legend... Designed
and edited by Gustav Brueckmann, cartographer. Chicago. 1950. Coated paper gores over pasteboard, time dial at North Pole.
Oceans finished in black with International Date Line and a few nautical distances. Cast metal half meridian on round chromed
stamped raised base. Indo-China not French, Korea still united, shows Pakistan. Similar to I.D.#07451 but with a nicer
meridian and mount. I.D.#08947."
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