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    "title": "Les tables de geographie, reduites en un jeu de cartes",
    "description": "Sheet of 52 cartographic playing cards, with 13 each of 4 suits (hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs). Each suit is assigned to a continent or continents (hearts to Europe, diamonds to Asia, spades to Africa and clubs to the Americas) and contains 3 face cards, each with medallion portrait, and 10 numbered cards (ace through ten), each with a list of facts about a nation or region on that continent. At head of sheet are four small continental maps: \"L'Afrique\" and \"L'Amerique\" flanking a dedication to Louis, Dauphin of France (1661-1711); \"L'Europe\" and \"L'Asie\" flanking the title.",
    "date": "[\"1669\"]",
    "year": 1669,
    "citationUrl": "https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:q524n425s",
    "rights": "No known copyright restrictions.",
    "rightsUri": "No known restrictions on use.",
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    "language": "French",
    "identifierLocal": "06_01_016030",
    "creators": [
        "Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682",
        "Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682",
        "Cordier, Robert, (Engraver)"
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    "institution": "Boston Public Library",
    "collections": [
        "Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection"
    ],
    "subjects": [
        "Geographical recreations--Early works to 1800",
        "Card games--Early works to 1800",
        "Geography--Early works to 1800",
        "Playing cards--Specimens--Early works to 1800"
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    "extent": "1 sheet : hand color illustrations, hand color maps ; 42 x 54 cm",
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        "A Paris. Chez l'Auteur sur le Quay de l'Orloge, pres le Palais; Avec privilege de Sa Maïesté, pour 20. Ans. 1669.",
        "Red suits (hearts and diamonds) hand-colored; hand-colored maps.",
        "\"A Monseigneur le Dauphin, par son tres-humble, tres-obeissant, et tres-fidele serviteur, P. du Val, Geographe du Roy.\""
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