Dutch architect Willem Jan Neutelings (co-founder of Neutelings Riedijk Architects) is well known as the architect of the MAS in Antwerp and the Gare Maritime in Brussels, among others. Few people know, however, that Neutelings is also an avid collector who over the years has built up a very extensive and also very specific collection of hundreds of globes made between 1900 and 2000. In this book, he presents his collection to the public for the first time. He selected 200 globes, each telling a unique story about the time and place in which they were made. Some globes testify to technological innovations by the way they were made, others show how advanced knowledge of space was at the time, and still others were intended as navigational aids. Neutelings' collection includes globes made of cast iron, steel, wood and even paper. Some look very old and fragile, others are very colorful and some even give off light. All are beautiful and intriguing objects that teach us much about man's ever-changing worldview. This beautiful and skillfully crafted book is an ode to these stories, to the unique objects often made by anonymous artisans and to the special dedication of collectors.