Buman was a colonel in the Swiss Army and a surveyor from 1862 to 1871. In his spare time he built relief models. He donated one of them to the Valais government, which presented him with a silver cup in return.

Terrain models made by Buman (details on Swiss Relief Catalogue)

• Louèche-les-Bains–Gemmi, 1888
• Belfaux

[1] This article bases on Mair, Toni. Grieder, Susanne. Das Landschaftsrelief – Symbiose von Wissenschaft und Kunsthandwerk. Mit Schweizer Reliefkatalog. Verlag hier+jetzt. Baden, Schweiz. 2006. S.156.