The earth and its jnhabitants [sic], 18--]
- Title(s):
- The earth and its jnhabitants [sic].
- Additional Title(s):
- Earth and its inhabitants.
- Published/Created:
- [s.l., 18--]
- Physical Description:
- fold. col. plate. 5 x 103 cm., fold. to 5 x 5 cm. & globe (5 cm.)
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV1199 E2 Flat[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/182467
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- In box, with printed label, from whence the title.
The folding strip, depicting costumes of the world with legends in English, German, and French, has been attached to the bottom of the box.
Possibly of German manufacture, as indicated by peculiarities of spelling in the title and on the globe.
A very similar game is pictured in The geographical magazine, vol. XIX, no. 7, p. 353.
Cottage of content, or, Toys, games, and amusements of nineteenth century England, 12
Selected exhibitions: “The Cottage of Content : or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England" (Yale Center for British Art, November 2 - December 31, 1977).
Fairman, Elisabeth R. Pleasures and pastimes, 75 - Subject Terms:
- Clothing and dress.Geographical recreations -- Specimens.
- Form/Genre:
- Games -- Great Britain.
Recreations -- Great Britain. - Export:
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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