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The Panorama of Europe, A New Game

Board Game
01/11/1815 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design: engraving, coloured by hand, 12 sections mounted on linen; numbered in an anti-clockwise directions from the lower left corner with four compartments set in the colours. There are 40 numbered and illustrated playing squares, starting at Oporto and finishing at London. In the centre is a large panorama of London from Westminster to Wapping seen from the Surrey side of the River Thames. The numbered compartments are: 1. Oporto; 2. Lisbon; 3. Madrid; 4. Gibraltar; 5. Malta; 6. Messina; 7. Naples; 8. Rome; 9. Florence; 10. Venice; 11. Paris; 12. The Hague; 13. Rotterdam; 14. Amsterdam; 15. Copenhagen; 16. Hamburg; 17. Dantzic; 18. Preslaw; 19. Ratisbon; 20. Berlin; 21. Magdeburgh; 22. Osnaburgh; 23. Bonn; 24. Leipsig; 25. Dresden; 26. Presburgh; 27. Vienna; 28. Constaninople; 29. Moscow; 30. Petersburgh; 31. Stockholm; 32. Bergen; 33. Glasgow; 34. Edinburgh; 35. Dublin; 36. (Rome) in corner; 37. (London) in corner; 38. (Paris) in corner; 39. (St. Petersburgh) in corner; 40. London


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Panorama of Europe, A New Game (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed and hand coloured paper mounted on linen
Brief description
Geographical board game, The Panorama of Europe, paper on linen, published in England by Wallis in 1815
Physical description
Design: engraving, coloured by hand, 12 sections mounted on linen; numbered in an anti-clockwise directions from the lower left corner with four compartments set in the colours. There are 40 numbered and illustrated playing squares, starting at Oporto and finishing at London. In the centre is a large panorama of London from Westminster to Wapping seen from the Surrey side of the River Thames. The numbered compartments are: 1. Oporto; 2. Lisbon; 3. Madrid; 4. Gibraltar; 5. Malta; 6. Messina; 7. Naples; 8. Rome; 9. Florence; 10. Venice; 11. Paris; 12. The Hague; 13. Rotterdam; 14. Amsterdam; 15. Copenhagen; 16. Hamburg; 17. Dantzic; 18. Preslaw; 19. Ratisbon; 20. Berlin; 21. Magdeburgh; 22. Osnaburgh; 23. Bonn; 24. Leipsig; 25. Dresden; 26. Presburgh; 27. Vienna; 28. Constaninople; 29. Moscow; 30. Petersburgh; 31. Stockholm; 32. Bergen; 33. Glasgow; 34. Edinburgh; 35. Dublin; 36. (Rome) in corner; 37. (London) in corner; 38. (Paris) in corner; 39. (St. Petersburgh) in corner; 40. London
Dimensions
  • Board game open length: 62.2cm
  • Board game open width: 47.1cm
  • Slipcase length: 21.5cm
  • Slipcase width: 12.4cm
Object history
There are no rules with the game, but it is undoubtedly played in the usual manner, with the various hazards and penalties being listed in a booklet describing the various towns or places together with the rules.
Production
J & E Wallis, 42 skinner street, and J Wallis Junr. Marine Library, Sidmouth, Devon
Collection
Accession number
E.1769-1954

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Record createdMarch 4, 2000
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