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"A Physical Planisphere wherein are Represented All the Known Lands and Seas wth. the Great Chains of Mountains wch. Traverse the Globe from the North Pole. Adapted to Monsr: Buache's Memoire Read at the R. Academy of Sciences"

 

This is the Gentleman's Magazine edition of Buache's seminal work on the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia. Shows the Sea of the West, incomplete Australian Coast and many other interesting views of the period.  Narrow left margin with minor loss, as usual, else a nice example. The picture below better captures the color of the map than the one above. See the partial view of the "South Continent, New Holland."

Date: 1757
Size: 32 x 29 cm. (12½ x 11½ in.) [HxW]
References: Jolly, D.C. (Brit Per) GENT-104.

Price: SOLD