It depends enormously on context and on how old the globe might be.
If I saw a globe offered for sale as new in John Lewis I'd be looking mainly at East Timor, South Sudan and Eritrea — as well as at its level of detail in other respects, of course.
If I saw a globe in a stately home, I'd be looking for the British Empire in pink. I'd be looking to see if Germany and Italy existed yet, if the Ottoman Empire still did. I'd be looking to see if America, Australia, the heart of Africa, etc. were still terræ incognitæ.
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If I saw a globe offered for sale as new in John Lewis I'd be looking mainly at East Timor, South Sudan and Eritrea — as well as at its level of detail in other respects, of course.
If I saw a globe in a stately home, I'd be looking for the British Empire in pink. I'd be looking to see if Germany and Italy existed yet, if the Ottoman Empire still did. I'd be looking to see if America, Australia, the heart of Africa, etc. were still terræ incognitæ.