Wallis's complete voyage round the world [cartographic material] : a new geographical pastime / S. C...
Wallis's complete voyage round the world [cartographic material] : a new geographical pastime / S. C...
Wallis's complete voyage round the world [cartographic material] : a new geographical pastime / S. Cooke, sculpt. 47 Fetter Lane.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
London (13 Warwick-square) : printed for John Wallis at his wholesale juvenile repository, by T. Sorrell, [1802?]
Alternative title
Date
[1802?]
Call Numbers
MC 100/1802/1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale [ca. 1:43 000 000]
Physical content
1 map : col., dissected and mounted on linen ; 2 hemispheres each 30 cm. in diam., on sheet 49 x 63 cm., folded to 12 x 16 cm. + in slip-case (16 x 13 x 1 cm.)
Publication information
Publisher
London (13 Warwick-square) : printed for John Wallis at his wholesale juvenile repository, by T. Sorrell, [1802?]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[1802?]
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
The "new geographical pastime" is a game for 2-3 players. Beginning in Portsmouth and ending in London, England, the players spin the totum marked 1-8 [not supplied] and advance their pyramids [not included] to the numbered location on the map until circumnavigating the world from number 1 to 100.
The game consists of the single sheet on which is printed two global views of the world--Western hemisphere (North and South America and including New Zealand) on the left, and Eastern hemisphere (including Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia), on the right--with numbered locations on each of the continents. On the bottom third of the sheet are printed...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Wallis's complete voyage round the world [cartographic material] : a new geographical pastime / S. Cooke, sculpt. 47 Fetter Lane.
Portion of title
Complete voyage round the world.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
"Published Jan.y 1796 by John Wallis at his map warehouse No. 6 Ludgate Street"--At foot of title.
"Wallis's new geographical game exhibiting a voyage round the World, published Feb. 27 1802, by John Wallis at his map warehouse, Ludgate Str.t"--Slip-case.
Purchased from Meridian Rare Books, London, (July 2012)...
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Time Period
d1796 d1802
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MC 100/1802/1
Record Identifier
74VvkEvkWAEb
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvkEvkWAEb
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991013912889702626
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