Unusual Rolling World Map Bar In The Style Of “erdapfel”. Vintage 60s. 20th Century

Surprising solid wood world map bar, with turned legs and decoration painted on paper inspired by the Erdapfel or "Marin behaims Erdapfel" (named after the first known globe made by the cartographer in Nuremberg in 1492 and before Christopher Columbus reached the Caribbean Islands the same year). On the synoptic globe have been painted a certain amount of information known since the first studies of Ptolemy (Greek astronomer and geographer of the 2nd century AD). The Greek heritage, the principles of mathematics and Arabic geography then the Christian vision of a world (to colonize, evangelize then "civilize") appear in a myriad of details and colors on the two hemispheres of this curious globe . Outside, “theoretical knowledge” (representation of spaces, geographical indications, distances and measurements, etc.). Inside, under the globe which partly lifts, the "symbolic knowledge" and zodiacal... The rotating tray then reveals different compartments for storing bottles and glasses. We then discover at the center (of the Earth) "the Other" (the native...before the "fault"), the very one that Sepulveda condemns in the face of Bartholomeo de Las Casas (famous defender of the cause of American Indians) during the Valladolid controversy (August 15, 1550 - May 4, 1551). Object in very good house condition. A small discreet lack (see photos) but which in no way hinders the beauty of this vintage bar from the 1960s. Very beautiful object...unusual and very decorative! 45 cm between each leg 39 cm between each element of the base