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Source 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.
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Document identity
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q524n425s
label
Les tables de geographie, reduites en un jeu de cartes
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
id
q524n425s
contentType
map
stage
normalized
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
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
French
identifierLocal
06_01_016030
creators
Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682
Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682
Cordier, Robert, (Engraver)
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
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
A Paris
publisher
Chez l'auteur
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 sheet : hand color illustrations, hand color maps ; 42 x 54 cm
notes
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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no
dcId
q524n425s
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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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3b1aaa016ce60759