The road to the temple of honour and fame : an instructive and entertaining game.
Published / Created:
London : Published ... by J. Harris ..., May 20, 1811.London : H. Bryer, printer
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 59 x 43 cm, folded to 20 x 11 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV1199 .R63 1811Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:13688591
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Title from game board.Title on case (in hand-col. etching mounted on case): The Road to the temple of Honour and Fame : a new game. "Published Dec. 26, 1810, by J. Harris."Players' manual (15 p. ; 16 cm.)--has t.p. reading: Rules and directions for playing the game, A Road to the temple of Honour and Fame : shewing that the most exalted situations in life may be gained by good conduct and attention to learning. London : Printed for J. Harris, 1810.Liman, E. Georgian and Victorian board games, pages 40-43Whitehouse, F.R.B. Table games of Georgian and Victorian days, page 49BAC: British Art Center copy includes original booklet and slipcase. Slipcase autographed: F. [?] L. Barnicoat.
Subject Terms:
Conduct of life. | Educational games. | Barnicoat, F. L. -- Autograph. | Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Games -- Great Britain. | Recreations -- Great Britain. | Board games. | Etchings -- Hand-colored -- 1811.
Contributors:
J. Harris (Firm), publisher. | Bryer, Henry, printer. | Collection of Ellen and Arthur Liman (Yale Center for British Art).
