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Planisphere physique. Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773; Lisle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726, 1756

Planisphere physique. / Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773; Lisle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726 / 1756
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Full Title: Planisphere physique ou l'on voit du Pole Septentrional ce que l'on connoit de Terres et de Mers, avec les grandes chaines de Montagnes ... Cette carte physique de la Terre dressee par Phil. Buache et publiee avec l'approbon. et sous le privilege de l'Academie des Sciences ... a Paris, sur le Quay de l'Horloge du Palais, ou l'on distribue les ouvrages geographiques de Guill. Delisle. 1756. Grave par Desbruslins.

Author: Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773; Lisle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726

Date: 1756

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Author: Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773; Lisle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726

Date: 1756

Short Title: Planisphere physique.

Publisher: Paris: G. Delisle et P. Buache

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 34

Object Width cm: 45

Scale 1: 60,000,000

Note: Engraved hand col. map. Relief shown by hachures. Surrounded by text. "42."

Reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 1091.

World Area: World

Subject: Physical

Full Title: Planisphere physique ou l'on voit du Pole Septentrional ce que l'on connoit de Terres et de Mers, avec les grandes chaines de Montagnes ... Cette carte physique de la Terre dressee par Phil. Buache et publiee avec l'approbon. et sous le privilege de l'Academie des Sciences ... a Paris, sur le Quay de l'Horloge du Palais, ou l'on distribue les ouvrages geographiques de Guill. Delisle. 1756. Grave par Desbruslins.

List No: 5698.003

Series No: 11

Engraver or Printer: Desbruslins, F.

Published In: Cartes et tables de la geographie physique ou naturelle. Presentees au Roi le 15. Mai 1757. Cet ouvrage approve et publie sous le privge. de l'Acade. du 4. Septbre 1754, se trouve a Paris, sur le Quay de l'Horloge; avec les cartes de Guill: Delisle et de Phil: Buache. Ecrit par Desbruslins, Pere. (1770?)

Publication Author: Lisle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726; Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773

Publication Date: 1770

Publication Reference: Cf Phillips, 220 (1754-1757 ed., 20 maps)

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 5698.000

Publication Type: Physical Atlas

Publication Maps: 12

Publication Height cm: 57

Publication Width cm: 47

Image No: 5698003

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