Topographical Globe and Its Associated Method of Manufacture

A method of manufacturing a globe assembly, comprising:

• providing a first plastic sheet and a second plastic sheet that both have a first tension stress of plastic property in a longitudinal direction and a lesser second tension stress of plastic property in a traverse direction;
• printing graphics onto said first plastic sheet;
• laminating said second plastic sheet to said first plastic sheet in an orientation where said longitudinal direction of said second plastic sheet is is aligned with said traverse direction of said first plastic sheet, therein forming a laminate;
• vacuum forming said laminate into a form;
• trimming said form to create a hemisphere;
• molding a support plastic layer onto said hemisphere;
• and
• joining said hemisphere to another said hemisphere to form a globe.

A method of manufacturing a globe assembly, comprising:

• providing a first plastic sheet and a second plastic sheet;
• laminating said second plastic sheet to said first plastic sheet form a laminate;
• printing graphics into said laminate;
• vacuum forming said laminate into a form;
• trimming said form to create a hemisphere;
• molding a support plastic layer onto said hemisphere;
• and
• joining said hemisphere to another to form a globe.