▁ ▁The ▁Die ppe ▁maps ▁are ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁world ▁maps ▁produced ▁in ▁Die ppe , ▁France , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 4 0 s , ▁ 1 5 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 5 6 0 s . ▁They ▁are ▁large ▁hand - produ ced ▁maps , ▁commission ed ▁for ▁wealth y ▁and ▁royal ▁pat rons , ▁including ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁of ▁England . ▁The ▁Die ppe ▁school ▁of ▁cart ograph ers ▁included ▁Pierre ▁Des cel iers , ▁Joh ne ▁Rot z , ▁Guillaume ▁Le ▁Test u , ▁Guillaume ▁Br ous con ▁and ▁Nicolas ▁Des li ens . ▁ ▁Nicolas - Louis ▁de ▁Lac aille ▁and ▁the ▁chart ing ▁of ▁far ▁southern ▁sk ies ▁ ▁First ▁modern ▁top ographic ▁map ▁of ▁France ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 7 0 s ▁the ▁astronom er ▁Giovanni ▁D omen ico ▁Cass ini ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁top ographic ▁map ▁in ▁France . ▁It ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁or ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁by ▁his ▁grand son ▁Cass ini ▁de ▁Th ury . ▁▁ ▁Modern ▁cart ography ▁ ▁E igh teenth ▁century ▁ ▁The ▁Vert ical ▁Pers pective ▁projection ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁map ▁publish er ▁Matth ias ▁Se utter ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁He ▁placed ▁his ▁observer ▁at ▁~ 1 2 , 7 5 0   km ▁distance . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁projection ▁used ▁today ▁by ▁Google ▁Earth . ▁ ▁The ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁use