Both Waldseemüller’s globe and his wall map were printed from woodblocks. The globe was easier. The hand-drawn image of the world was carved (in reverse so it would print legibly) on a single block of wood. This wood block was inked for each copy (impression) of the globe and then was printed on paper using a hand printing press.

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