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Source Description
Map of the British Isles, with some major towns numbered from 1-190. Players spin a tetotum and advance along the cities, reading from the accompanying booklet the description of the town they land on and following any directions for staying in the town. The first player to reach town 190 (London) wins the game.
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ht250453x
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Wallis's tour through the United Kingdom of England, Scotland and Ireland, a new geographical game, comprehending all the cities, principal towns, rivers &c. in the British Empire
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
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ht250453x
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map
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normalized
title
Wallis's tour through the United Kingdom of England, Scotland and Ireland, a new geographical game, comprehending all the cities, principal towns, rivers &c. in the British Empire
description
Map of the British Isles, with some major towns numbered from 1-190. Players spin a tetotum and advance along the cities, reading from the accompanying booklet the description of the town they land on and following any directions for staying in the town. The first player to reach town 190 (London) wins the game.
date
["1811"]
year
1811
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_016380
creators
Wallis, J. (John), -1818
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Geographical recreations
British Isles--Maps
British Isles--Description and travel
subjectsGeographic
British Isles
Europe
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
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pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
John Wallis, no. 42 Skinner Street, Snow Hill
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
54
schema:longitude
-4
extent
1 map : hand color ; 55 x 45, folded in slipcase 21 x 13 cm + text (24 pages ; 16 cm)
notes
Accompanied by instructions with descriptions of major cities, titled Wallis's entertaining and instructive tour through the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, and Ireland : a new geographical game : comprehending a description of all the cities principal towns, rivers, &c. in the British Empire (24 pages).
Conservation of this piece was funded by Thomas L. Clemence in loving memory of Beverly E. Clemence.
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ht250453x
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map
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1
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photo
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