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Double-hemisphere World map on a Polar Projection
Double-hemisphere World map on a Polar ProjectionLouis Charles Desnos.
Histoire de la Découverte Des Mondes Nouveau et Inconnu.
£160.00
Paris, c.1770. 290 x 455mm. Original colour. Double-hemisphere world map, but centred on the Poles. On the map is the 'Mer de l'Ouest', the mythical inland sea in North America. The eastern coastline of Australia is unbroken from New Guinea to Tasmania, via New Caledonia.


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