Philippe Buache's Physical Planisphere Map of the Earth 1756 (Flat Earth Map) Ready-to-Hang [Map] Kevin J. Diaz

Buache's captivating Physical Planisphere Map of the Earth, by Adventure iDiaz, has been entirely remastered & digitally restored. The known existing copies of the map reveal severe folding marks, missing data, & faded hand-painted colors on the map. We have corrected the fading & digitally restored the hand-painted beauty & grandeur of this unique map.Buache created this pioneering map depicting major mountain systems of the continents & how they connect & relate to the submarine mountain ranges. It is the first known map of the ocean floors. The original map measures 17.25”×13.25” & its relief is shown by hachures.About the cartographer: Philippe Buache, (Feb. 7, 1700 — Jan. 27, 1773), was a late 18th-century French cartographer & map publisher who was the foremost theoretical geographer of his generation. Buache’s mentor was the proliferant cartographer Guillaume Delisle, who later became his father-in-law. In 1729 Buache became the first royal geogra