Bidspirit auction | Italian-Style Wooden Globe w/ Zodiac

Italian-Style Wooden Globe w/ Zodiac Horizon - This item is a decorative tabletop globe featuring a reproduction map in the style of 16th-century Italian cartography. The globe is constructed with printed paper overlays on a composite sphere, mounted within a full wooden meridian ring. The meridian is labeled with Italian climate zones, including ZONA FREDDA SETTENT., ZONA TEMP. SETTENT., and ZONA TORRIDA, alongside degree markings. The horizon ring features a paper overlay depicting the signs of the zodiac, such as Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, and Aquarius, and the months of the year in Latin, including IUNIUS, MAIUS, APRILIS, MARTIUS, and FEBRUARIUS. The map surface includes historical nomenclature such as AMERICA SIVE INDIA NOVA and MAR DI INDIA, with a decorative cartouche in the North American region featuring the date 1592. The assembly is supported by a four-legged turned wood stand with a central cruciform base, finished in a dark brown stain. Based on the style and materials, this is a late 20th-century reproduction likely of Italian origin.