J.A. Dezauche:  Planisphere Physique ou l'on voit du Pole Septentrional ce que l'on connoit de Terres et de Mers Avec les Grandges Chaines de Montagnes …[Bay or Sea of the West]

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Title: Planisphere Physique ou l'on voit du Pole Septentrional ce que l'on connoit de Terres et de Mers Avec les Grandges Chaines de Montagnes …[Bay or Sea of the West]

Map Maker: J.A. Dezauche

Description:

Scarce map of the World on a North Polar projection, which is intended to illustrate the watersheds of the World, as the water flows from the various mountain chains to the seas.

Each chain of mountains acts as a watershed to direct the flow of the rivers. Depicts the Sea of the West, incomplete Australia and a host of other interesting features. Potter 178-79. J.A. Dezauche was the successor to Guillaume De L'Isle and Philipe Buache. His maps retain the scientific precision of his predecessors. 

Condition Description: Some contemporary black markings.

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Maps of Alaska
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Maps of the Northern Hemisphere
Polar Maps
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