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Source Description
A pictorial map of Europe used as a game board. Up to 5 players, playing as European travellers, start from designated cities in Africa or on the shore of the Mediterranean and return to the capital of their home country. A totum marked with N, E, S and W is spun and a player moves along the lines of latitude and longitude in the direction indicated. Players earn and lose tokens while traveling. The first player to reach their home capital wins the game.
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Document identity
localId
0r96fk98d
label
The travellers; or, a tour through Europe
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
0r96fk98d
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The travellers; or, a tour through Europe
description
A pictorial map of Europe used as a game board. Up to 5 players, playing as European travellers, start from designated cities in Africa or on the shore of the Mediterranean and return to the capital of their home country. A totum marked with N, E, S and W is spun and a player moves along the lines of latitude and longitude in the direction indicated. Players earn and lose tokens while traveling. The first player to reach their home capital wins the game.
date
["1842"]
year
1842
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014387
creators
Spooner, William, active 1831-1854
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Geographical recreations
Board games--Maps
Europe--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Europe
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
William Spooner
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
56.2
schema:longitude
15.016
extent
1 map : color ; 46 x 60 cm
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes vignettes of European towns, life and fauna.
Boston Public Library copy imperfect: map only; lacking covers, rules, player markers and totem.
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no
dcId
0r96fk98d
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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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