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Stock# 102691
Description
Handsome example of the first edition of Darton's Geographical board game.
The map is titled on each side: "Walker's Geographical Pastime or Tour through the Eastern Hemisphere or Old World. An Amusing and Instructive Game" [and] "Walker's Geographical Pastime or Tour through the Western Hemisphere or New World. An Amusing and Instructive Game".
A handsome rendition of the world at the outset of the 19th century. The map labels the Gulf of Corea [Korea]. Various explorers' tracks, including those of Vancouver, Mackenzie, Cook, and La Perouse are noted. The game invites young people (and perhaps not-so-young people) to imagine themselves participating in that Golden Age of global exploration at the beginning of the 19th century.
Condition Description
Segmented and mounted to contemporary linen. Original hand-color in full. Some foxing and a stain in North Africa. Does not include instructions, case, or pieces.
![Carte de L'Amerique Nouvellement dressee suivant les Nouvelles descouvertes . . . 1661 [and] Carte Nouvelle de L'Europe Asie & Afrique Nouvellement . . .](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/74198.jpg)