AGSL GeoDiscovery

Carte minéralogique, où l'on voit la nature et la situation des terreins qui traversent la France et l'Angleterre

Description:

dressée sur les observations et pour un memoire de Mr. Guettard de l'Acad. de Sciences, par Philippe Buache de la même Academie.

Relief shown pictorially.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

2 bar scales on map, given in "Milles Anglois de 60 au Degré" and "Lieues communes de France de 25 au Degré."

Includes two legends indicating mineral resources: Explication de caractères -- Suite de l'explication des caractères.

Shows topography, drainage, routes.

Decorative cartouche.

Collector's note: There are 49 characters to indicate minerals.

Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers,

"Collect. Acad. Part. Fr. Tom. XIII. Pl." at top left margin; and "Mem. de l'Ac. Rle. des Sc. 1746. Page 392. Pl. 32" at top right margin.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/qv920qt3857

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/qv920qt3857

Language:

fre

Creator:

Guettard, Jean Etienne, 1715-1786 and Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773

Publisher:

publisher not identified],

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Geology and Mines and mineral resources

Theme:

Geology

Date Issued:

1746

Spatial Coverage:

Europe, England, and France

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false