Carte des nouvelles découvertes au nord de la Mer du Sud : tant à l'est de la Siberie et du Kamtchatka, qu' à l'ouest de la Nouvelle France dressée sur les mémoires de Mr. Del'Isle Professeur Royal et de l'Academie des Sciences / par Philippe Buache de la même Académie et présentée à l'Académie, dans son assemblée publique du 8. Avril 1750 par Mr. De l'Isle
Creator
Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773, cartographer
Contributor
Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773 L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Buache's fanciful map of the relation between Asia and North America, which he calls "New France." This was from his address to the Academy of Sciences introducing many fallacies: De Fonte's voyage; the Sea of the West; and incorporating Companie Land and Grande Terre off the north coast of Siberia. This map was widely copied and debated for the next 26 years until Cook's discoveries proved it full of errors. MS note: X71146. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Conic. Watermark: Lettering, device. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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