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Source Description
Educational games were a popular way of teaching geography, map reading and history to children in the 19th century. Displayed here is an example from 1890, in which players had to complete a "grand tour" across a colorful and detailed map of the United States. Play began in Hartford, Connecticut, where the game was published, and finished in New York City. There are 200 stops on the tour. Each player spun a numbered wheel in order to advance. At each stop, the player read aloud a description of that location from a corresponding booklet.
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Document identity
localId
cj82kv75r
label
Rambles through our country
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82kv75r
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Rambles through our country
description
Educational games were a popular way of teaching geography, map reading and history to children in the 19th century. Displayed here is an example from 1890, in which players had to complete a "grand tour" across a colorful and detailed map of the United States. Play began in Hartford, Connecticut, where the game was published, and finished in New York City. There are 200 stops on the tour. Each player spun a numbered wheel in order to advance. At each stop, the player read aloud a description of that location from a corresponding booklet.
date
["[ca. 1890]"]
year
1890
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_009772
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Board games--United States--Maps
Educational games--Maps
United States--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Hartford, Conn
publisher
American Pub. Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : col. ; 61 x 85 cm.
notes
Pictorial map to be used as a game board.
To accompany booklet with same title.
Boston Public Library holds map only.
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no
dcId
cj82kv75r
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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