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Profiles of premium globemaker Bellerby and Company<\/a> aren\u2019t exactly scarce<\/a>, but this one from\u00a0Geographical\u00a0<\/em>magazine<\/a> is worth a read for its focus on the craft of making globes and its history, and where Bellerby fits into it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Profiles of premium globemaker Bellerby and Company aren\u2019t exactly scarce, but this one from\u00a0Geographical\u00a0magazine is worth a read for its focus on the craft of making globes and its history, and where Bellerby fits into… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[132,723,26],"class_list":["post-1814796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-industry","tag-bellerby","tag-globemaking","tag-globes","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5176,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2017\/10\/bellerby-on-cbs-sunday-morning\/","url_meta":{"origin":1814796,"position":0},"title":"Bellerby on CBS Sunday Morning","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"10 October 2017","format":"video","excerpt":"Bellerby & Co., makers of expensive bespoke handmade globes, continues to get all kinds of good press: earlier this week they were featured on CBS Sunday Morning.","rel":"","context":"In "Industry"","block_context":{"text":"Industry","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/industry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3828,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2017\/02\/bellerby-seeks-apprentice-globemaker\/","url_meta":{"origin":1814796,"position":1},"title":"Bellerby Seeks Apprentice Globemaker","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"1 February 2017","format":"link","excerpt":"Want to make globes for a living?\u00a0Bellerby & Co., maker of expensive, hand-made globes,\u00a0is looking to hire an apprentice globemaker. 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