1 game (24 pieces, 1 game board, 1 box, 1 folded sheet of instructions) ; in box 12 x 15 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
"Rules. 1. The game is a contention between two opposing fleets, each consisting of one Admiral's Flag-ship, one Rear Admiral's Ship, and ten ships of the line; and is played upon a board as diagram I ... 8. The game is won either by one side sinking all but three of the enemy's ships, or surrounding the opposing Flag-ship, as in diagram II. This is called 'Victory.' ..."--Folded sheet of instructions.
Subject Terms:
Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805. | Naval battles. | Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Games -- Great Britain. | Board games. | Recreations -- Great Britain.
Contributors:
F. H. Ayres. (Firm) | Collection of Ellen and Arthur Liman (Yale Center for British Art)
