An unusual broadsheet map of the world with a usage guide

BROUCKNER, Isaac.

Carte General du Globe Terrestre, Construite et publiée par le S.r Isaac Brouckner, Géographe de S.M.T.C. Examinée et approuvée par Mr. Daniel Bernoulli.
Basle: Jean-Jacques Schorndorff, 1755. Map 235 x 355mm, with letterpress underneath, total sheet size 535 x 380mm.

A map of the world on Mercator's Proection, centred on the Pacific, with some peculiar cartography in the northern reaches of America. Under the map is a guide to using the map in French and German. By Isaac Brouckner (or Bruckner, 1868-1762.)


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