A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere.

Globes
serve similar purposes to maps, but unlike maps, do not distort the surface that they portray except to
scale it down. A globe of Earth is called a terrestrial globe. A globe of the celestial sphere is called a
celestial globe.
A globe shows details of its subject. A terrestrial globe shows land masses and water bodies. It might
show nations and prominent cities and the network of latitude and longitude lines. Some have raised
relief to show mountains. A celestial globe shows stars, and may also show positions of other prominent
astronomical objects. Typically it will also divide the celestial sphere up into constellations.
The word "globe" comes from the Latin word globus, meaning "sphere". Globes have a long history. The
first known mention of a globe is from Strabo, describing the Globe of Crates from about 150 BC. The
oldest surviving terrestrial globe is the Erdapfel, wrought by Martin Behaim in 1492. The oldest surviving
celestial globe sits atop the Farnese Atlas, carved in the 2nd century Roman Empire.