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Planisphere physique, où l'on voit du Pole Septentrional ce que l'on connoit de terres et de mers : avec les grandes chaines de montagnes qui traversent le globe

This map shows the world as a physical planisphere projection, as viewed from the North Pole. Some geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Isle de Fer.

Date: 1752

Creator: Bauche, Philippe, 1700-1773 & Schenk Jansz, Leonard, 1732-1800

Item Type: Map

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Orbis vetus in utrâque continente : juxtà mentem Sansonianam distinctus, nec non observationibus astronomicis redatus.

Map shows mid-eighteenth century geography and major cities of four known continents and portions of two incomplete continents [unlabeled Australia and North America]. Western hemisphere is named "Atlantis Insula" and the southeastern coast of Australia is shown to include island areas actually located to its north. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:38,000,000].