World map centred on North Pole. 18th-century map showing the world in a projection centred on the North Pole. The labels and inscription are in Frenc

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World map centred on North Pole. 18th-century map showing the world in a projection centred on the North Pole. The labels and inscription are in French. This map is from 'Cartes et tables de la geographie physique ou naturelle' (1757) by French geographers and cartographers Philippe Buache (1700-1773) and Guillaume de l'Isle (1675-1726).

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Size: 5074px × 3815px
Photo credit: © LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, GEOGRAPHY AND MAP DIVISION/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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