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Title Planisphere physique [cartographic material] : ou l'on voit du Pole Septentrional ce que l'on connoit de Terres et de mers avec les grandes chaines de montagnes, qui traversant le globe, divisent naturellement les terres soit en parties elevees soit en terreinus de fleuves inclines vers chaque mer, et partagent les mers par une suite de montagnes marines indiquees par les isles... /
Creator Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773.
Contributor Delisle, Guillaume, 1675-1726.
Desbruslins, F.
Delisle, Guillaume, 1675-1726. Cartes et tables de la geographie physique ou naturelle.
Academie des sciences (France)
Publisher Paris : Sur le Quay de l'Horlogie da Palais, ou l'on distribue les Ouvrages Geographiques de Guill, Delisle, [1754-17571831]
Subject World maps -- Early works to 1800.
Coverage 1754 - 1757
Description Map of the world centred on the N. Pole. Shows tracks of explorers - Relief shown with hachures; Australia joined to New Guinea ; supposed coast joins S. Australia to Tasmania and Terre du St. Esprit.; Map shows cartographer's suppositions concerning continental mountain ranges and other topographical features, discussed in textual panels beside the map, in Mem. de L'Ac. des Sciences of 1762.; Plate from : Cartes et tables de la geographie physique ou naturelle. Presentees au roi le 15 mai 1757. Paris : G. Pelisle & P. Buache, 1754-[1757].; Meridian : Isle de Fer.; Phillips, 220.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm69.
Format 1 map : col. ; 33.1 cm. diam., on sheet 38.2 x 49 cm.
Date 1754 - 1757
Type Image
Source Item held by National Library of Australia
Rights You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact the <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/digicoll/copyright.html">National Library of Australia</a> to request permission.
Identifier nla.map-rm69
http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm69
Geographic Terms Australia
New Guinea
Tasmania
Isle de