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Source Description
The game board is a map with roads, cross-roads and illustrations. Starting from the bottom of the board, players spin the disk and move their marker in the indicated direction and spaces. Player's lose or gain counters as they move along the roads to the castle. The first player to reach the castle wins.
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Document identity
localId
0r96fk78x
label
The journey, or, cross roads to conqueror's castle
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
0r96fk78x
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The journey, or, cross roads to conqueror's castle
description
The game board is a map with roads, cross-roads and illustrations. Starting from the bottom of the board, players spin the disk and move their marker in the indicated direction and spaces. Player's lose or gain counters as they move along the roads to the castle. The first player to reach the castle wins.
date
["[ca. 1831–1836]"]
year
1831
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014373
creators
Spooner, William, active 1831-1854
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Board games--Great Britain--Specimens
Picture puzzles--Juvenile literature
genreBasic
Objects
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
W. Spooner, 259, Regent Street
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 game : color illustrations ; 56 x 43 cm, folded in cover 15 x 15 cm
notes
Title from game; imprint from cover.
Probable date range from the years in which publisher was at 259 Regent Street; Cf. Hannas, Linda. The English jigsaw puzzle. London, 1972, p. 152.
Boston Public Library copy imperfect: board only. Lacking spinner, rules sheet, markers and counters.
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no
dcId
0r96fk78x
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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5eedf3c6e825cdc7