(Text Page to) Chart of the Antarctic Polar Circle, with the Countries Adjoining, According to the New Hypothesis of M. Buache. From the Memoirs of the Royal Academy at Paris. (cover) Gentleman's Magazine for January 1763. London, Printed by D. Henry, at St. John's Gate.
Hand colored map of the southern Polar Region (Antarctic) , 20x23, based upon the map of Philippe Bauche, published in Paris. This map in black and white, drawn by the scientific geographer M. Buache was published in 1763 by the Gentleman's Magazine, a famous 18th century English journal, as pa...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~352904~90120140 2024-05-12T07:53:57+00:00 (Text Page to) Chart of the Antarctic Polar Circle, with the Countries Adjoining, According to the New Hypothesis of M. Buache. From the Memoirs of the Royal Academy at Paris. (cover) Gentleman's Magazine for January 1763. London, Printed by D. Henry, at St. John's Gate. Chart of the Antarctic Polar Circle, with the Countries Adjoining, According to the New Hypothesis of M. Buache. From the Memoirs of the Royal Academy at Paris. (cover) Gentleman's Magazine for January 1763. London, Printed by D. Henry, at St. John's Gate. Text: A new theory of the Earth, by M. Buache Bauche, M. Henry, D. 1763 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 21 14 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~352904~90120140 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/11754002.jpg unknown Gentleman's Magazine London 11754.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~352904~90120140 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/11754002.jpg 11754.002 Book Map Text Page 1763 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-04-12T13:41:26Z Hand colored map of the southern Polar Region (Antarctic) , 20x23, based upon the map of Philippe Bauche, published in Paris. This map in black and white, drawn by the scientific geographer M. Buache was published in 1763 by the Gentleman's Magazine, a famous 18th century English journal, as part of an article entitled Geographical and Physical Observations, A new theory of the earth, including a Theory of the Antarctic Regions, and the frozen Sea which they are supposed to contain, according to the Hypothesis of the M. Buache. This chart centers on the South Pole and extends northwards as far as the Tropic of Capricorn. Though predating the discovery of Antarctica by more than half a century, Buache's map details a fanciful Antarctic Pole sandwiched between the tip of Cape Horn, the Cape of Good Hope, and southern Australia, which stretches northwards off the map as far as New Guinea to which the mainland of Australia erroneously attached and Indonesia in the upper left. The map also showing 17th & 18th century land and ice sightings in the southern seas, and name drops De L'Isle, Drake, Halley, and even Ortelius. Heading inward towards the Pole, the map shows a circle labeled ‘Land Yet Undiscovered,' and another within that, labeled ‘Frozen Sea as Supposed.' None of which stops it from depicting the best guesses as to what might exist there. Most interestingly, New Zealand is only the northernmost tip of a great southern continent. Buache was an academic geographer who researched his material thoroughly, relying on the most up-to-date information from voyages of discovery. Se note field above. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica South pole South pole David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) Antarctic Cape Horn ENVELOPE(-135.021,-135.021,61.583,61.583) Horn The ENVELOPE(-57.576,-57.576,-63.641,-63.641) New Zealand South Pole The Antarctic |
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Hand colored map of the southern Polar Region (Antarctic) , 20x23, based upon the map of Philippe Bauche, published in Paris. This map in black and white, drawn by the scientific geographer M. Buache was published in 1763 by the Gentleman's Magazine, a famous 18th century English journal, as part of an article entitled Geographical and Physical Observations, A new theory of the earth, including a Theory of the Antarctic Regions, and the frozen Sea which they are supposed to contain, according to the Hypothesis of the M. Buache. This chart centers on the South Pole and extends northwards as far as the Tropic of Capricorn. Though predating the discovery of Antarctica by more than half a century, Buache's map details a fanciful Antarctic Pole sandwiched between the tip of Cape Horn, the Cape of Good Hope, and southern Australia, which stretches northwards off the map as far as New Guinea to which the mainland of Australia erroneously attached and Indonesia in the upper left. The map also showing 17th & 18th century land and ice sightings in the southern seas, and name drops De L'Isle, Drake, Halley, and even Ortelius. Heading inward towards the Pole, the map shows a circle labeled ‘Land Yet Undiscovered,' and another within that, labeled ‘Frozen Sea as Supposed.' None of which stops it from depicting the best guesses as to what might exist there. Most interestingly, New Zealand is only the northernmost tip of a great southern continent. Buache was an academic geographer who researched his material thoroughly, relying on the most up-to-date information from voyages of discovery. Se note field above. |
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(Text Page to) Chart of the Antarctic Polar Circle, with the Countries Adjoining, According to the New Hypothesis of M. Buache. From the Memoirs of the Royal Academy at Paris. (cover) Gentleman's Magazine for January 1763. London, Printed by D. Henry, at St. John's Gate. |
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(Text Page to) Chart of the Antarctic Polar Circle, with the Countries Adjoining, According to the New Hypothesis of M. Buache. From the Memoirs of the Royal Academy at Paris. (cover) Gentleman's Magazine for January 1763. London, Printed by D. Henry, at St. John's Gate. |
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(Text Page to) Chart of the Antarctic Polar Circle, with the Countries Adjoining, According to the New Hypothesis of M. Buache. From the Memoirs of the Royal Academy at Paris. (cover) Gentleman's Magazine for January 1763. London, Printed by D. Henry, at St. John's Gate. |
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(text page to) chart of the antarctic polar circle, with the countries adjoining, according to the new hypothesis of m. buache. from the memoirs of the royal academy at paris. (cover) gentleman's magazine for january 1763. london, printed by d. henry, at st. john's gate. |
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