The Chronological Star of the World, An Entertaining Game
Board Game
01/01/1818 (published)
01/01/1818 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Design: engraving, coloured by hand
9 sections mounted on linen
showing a circle with a star pattern of 8 large points alternating with 8 small points, with crescent and star shapes
a ribbon pattern around outer edge
No. of squares: 109, all illustrated and numbered
Squares titled: none
Subject of starting square: Garden of Eden
Subject of ending square: Abolition of Slavery
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: teetotum, markers and counter
Rules placement: none, probably within a booklet
Rewards: not known, however, there would be a kitty or pool with each player having a given number of counters for rewards; forward movement.
Forfeits: payment of counters and backward movement
Rules:
The game is played anti-clockwise with No. 1 at the bottom of the point which is in the central position at the bottom of the game. The first 24 are alternately the points and the ribbon illustrations around the outer edge. Nos. 25 to 56 combine the second illustration in the large points, the first illustration in the small points and the illustrations in the stars and crescents. These two designs are in the spaces between the points and form an alternating pattern of two crescents, two stars. The rest of the numbers are shown on the points and around the central illustration (109) which is dedicated to the Abolition of Slavery.
1. Garden of Eden
2. Noah's Ark and the Great Flood
3. David and Goliath
4. fountain or domed pillar, shrine
5. queen in a chariot or wagon with standard and soldier
6. Flight into Egypt
7. man in red with spear
8. scroll with the letters A to I
9. man in blue with woman in red
10. water with fireworks or possibly Moses in the bullrushes
11. sailing boat
12. man in red and blue with pole or lance
13. man standing in green with a man in the green part
14. two men fighting
15. burning bush
16. walled town
17. man playing a harp
18. gold coins
19. house being built, with scaffolding
20. knight on horse with tent in background
21. men building a house, one with a wheelbarrow
22. eclipse of the sun
23. teacher/orator/prophet in red and blue with scroll
24. eclipse of the sun
25. man in red and blue holding lute
26. king on a throne (in crescent)
27. sword and chalice
28. man on horseback, galloping (in crescent)
29. man on horseback in stockade behind (looks like a Hussar)
30. sheets of paper with one marked SOLON'S LAWS (in star)
31. man collapsed on chair
32. man being knighted, or a stage play of same with red curtains (in star)
33. sailing boat
34. astronomer, possibly Gallaleo
35. sheets of paper
36. three soldiers, appear to be Spanish but setting looks Middle Eastern
37. burning town
38. soldier fighting native, appears to be Roman
39. fighting in a building
40. woman on stage
41. colonaded building
42. town
43. man on chains and leg irons
44. burning town
45. destroyed buildings
46. king on a throne
47. man on horseback
48. bales of cloth
49. bell
50 coat of arms, with crown
51. Fleur d'Ilys
52. men in blue greeting soldiers from a ship
53. burning ships
54. tomb
55. man on galloping horse
56. knight on horseback
57. crown resting on a red shield
58. scroll with the numbers 1 to 0
59. man with shield and sword
60. men in battle scene
61. men marching in desert scene
62. cone in brown and white, may represent obelisk or even sugar
63. scales
64. windmill
65. blue flag with three gold crescents
66. star with multiple points (similar to the star on the Nuremburg House)
67. cannon, rifle, shot and gunpowder barrel
68. man in orange holding flag similar to that in 65.
69. playing cards
70. printing press
71. battle with horse and foot guards
72. battle of footguards before a building
73. letter/envelope in gold
74. battle footguards and horseman
75. ship sailing near land
76. book and quill
77. native leader/king
78. troops marching, appear to be Turks
79, ship sailing between two land points
80. ship's cannon mounted on wheels
81. raised flag, white with red X
82. man in blue landing from ship's tend with ship in the background
83. telescope
84. sheet of paper with AIR PUMPS INVENTED
85. farm scene with shooting star or meteor
86. flag, white with black double headed eagle
87. mounted soldier
88. flag, white with double headed eagle but of a different design to 86.
89. battle scene
90. parliament or court scene
91. shield or mirror shaped as a shield draped with red cloth
92. white draped cloth with INOCULATION
93. king seated beside table
94. battle scene, probably General Wolf
95. destroyed buildings
96. clock face
97. white sheet with red central seal
98. flags and scroll with AMERICA DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE
99. hot air balloon
100. battle scene, men storming a city gate
101. crown
102. king, seated at table holding audience with another man
103. dove of peace
104. men landing from ships
105. battle scene, possibly Duke of Wellington
106. horse drawn royal coach
107. sea battle
108. defeated army relics, flag, cannon and drum
109. woman under tree with ship flagged FREEDOM n the background with a scroll lettered TO THE GLORY BRITAIN SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED
9 sections mounted on linen
showing a circle with a star pattern of 8 large points alternating with 8 small points, with crescent and star shapes
a ribbon pattern around outer edge
No. of squares: 109, all illustrated and numbered
Squares titled: none
Subject of starting square: Garden of Eden
Subject of ending square: Abolition of Slavery
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: teetotum, markers and counter
Rules placement: none, probably within a booklet
Rewards: not known, however, there would be a kitty or pool with each player having a given number of counters for rewards; forward movement.
Forfeits: payment of counters and backward movement
Rules:
The game is played anti-clockwise with No. 1 at the bottom of the point which is in the central position at the bottom of the game. The first 24 are alternately the points and the ribbon illustrations around the outer edge. Nos. 25 to 56 combine the second illustration in the large points, the first illustration in the small points and the illustrations in the stars and crescents. These two designs are in the spaces between the points and form an alternating pattern of two crescents, two stars. The rest of the numbers are shown on the points and around the central illustration (109) which is dedicated to the Abolition of Slavery.
1. Garden of Eden
2. Noah's Ark and the Great Flood
3. David and Goliath
4. fountain or domed pillar, shrine
5. queen in a chariot or wagon with standard and soldier
6. Flight into Egypt
7. man in red with spear
8. scroll with the letters A to I
9. man in blue with woman in red
10. water with fireworks or possibly Moses in the bullrushes
11. sailing boat
12. man in red and blue with pole or lance
13. man standing in green with a man in the green part
14. two men fighting
15. burning bush
16. walled town
17. man playing a harp
18. gold coins
19. house being built, with scaffolding
20. knight on horse with tent in background
21. men building a house, one with a wheelbarrow
22. eclipse of the sun
23. teacher/orator/prophet in red and blue with scroll
24. eclipse of the sun
25. man in red and blue holding lute
26. king on a throne (in crescent)
27. sword and chalice
28. man on horseback, galloping (in crescent)
29. man on horseback in stockade behind (looks like a Hussar)
30. sheets of paper with one marked SOLON'S LAWS (in star)
31. man collapsed on chair
32. man being knighted, or a stage play of same with red curtains (in star)
33. sailing boat
34. astronomer, possibly Gallaleo
35. sheets of paper
36. three soldiers, appear to be Spanish but setting looks Middle Eastern
37. burning town
38. soldier fighting native, appears to be Roman
39. fighting in a building
40. woman on stage
41. colonaded building
42. town
43. man on chains and leg irons
44. burning town
45. destroyed buildings
46. king on a throne
47. man on horseback
48. bales of cloth
49. bell
50 coat of arms, with crown
51. Fleur d'Ilys
52. men in blue greeting soldiers from a ship
53. burning ships
54. tomb
55. man on galloping horse
56. knight on horseback
57. crown resting on a red shield
58. scroll with the numbers 1 to 0
59. man with shield and sword
60. men in battle scene
61. men marching in desert scene
62. cone in brown and white, may represent obelisk or even sugar
63. scales
64. windmill
65. blue flag with three gold crescents
66. star with multiple points (similar to the star on the Nuremburg House)
67. cannon, rifle, shot and gunpowder barrel
68. man in orange holding flag similar to that in 65.
69. playing cards
70. printing press
71. battle with horse and foot guards
72. battle of footguards before a building
73. letter/envelope in gold
74. battle footguards and horseman
75. ship sailing near land
76. book and quill
77. native leader/king
78. troops marching, appear to be Turks
79, ship sailing between two land points
80. ship's cannon mounted on wheels
81. raised flag, white with red X
82. man in blue landing from ship's tend with ship in the background
83. telescope
84. sheet of paper with AIR PUMPS INVENTED
85. farm scene with shooting star or meteor
86. flag, white with black double headed eagle
87. mounted soldier
88. flag, white with double headed eagle but of a different design to 86.
89. battle scene
90. parliament or court scene
91. shield or mirror shaped as a shield draped with red cloth
92. white draped cloth with INOCULATION
93. king seated beside table
94. battle scene, probably General Wolf
95. destroyed buildings
96. clock face
97. white sheet with red central seal
98. flags and scroll with AMERICA DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE
99. hot air balloon
100. battle scene, men storming a city gate
101. crown
102. king, seated at table holding audience with another man
103. dove of peace
104. men landing from ships
105. battle scene, possibly Duke of Wellington
106. horse drawn royal coach
107. sea battle
108. defeated army relics, flag, cannon and drum
109. woman under tree with ship flagged FREEDOM n the background with a scroll lettered TO THE GLORY BRITAIN SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | hand coloured engraving |
| Brief description | The Chronological Star of the World, J Marshall, English, 1818 |
| Physical description | Design: engraving, coloured by hand 9 sections mounted on linen showing a circle with a star pattern of 8 large points alternating with 8 small points, with crescent and star shapes a ribbon pattern around outer edge No. of squares: 109, all illustrated and numbered Squares titled: none Subject of starting square: Garden of Eden Subject of ending square: Abolition of Slavery No. of Players: any Equipment required: teetotum, markers and counter Rules placement: none, probably within a booklet Rewards: not known, however, there would be a kitty or pool with each player having a given number of counters for rewards; forward movement. Forfeits: payment of counters and backward movement Rules: The game is played anti-clockwise with No. 1 at the bottom of the point which is in the central position at the bottom of the game. The first 24 are alternately the points and the ribbon illustrations around the outer edge. Nos. 25 to 56 combine the second illustration in the large points, the first illustration in the small points and the illustrations in the stars and crescents. These two designs are in the spaces between the points and form an alternating pattern of two crescents, two stars. The rest of the numbers are shown on the points and around the central illustration (109) which is dedicated to the Abolition of Slavery. 1. Garden of Eden 2. Noah's Ark and the Great Flood 3. David and Goliath 4. fountain or domed pillar, shrine 5. queen in a chariot or wagon with standard and soldier 6. Flight into Egypt 7. man in red with spear 8. scroll with the letters A to I 9. man in blue with woman in red 10. water with fireworks or possibly Moses in the bullrushes 11. sailing boat 12. man in red and blue with pole or lance 13. man standing in green with a man in the green part 14. two men fighting 15. burning bush 16. walled town 17. man playing a harp 18. gold coins 19. house being built, with scaffolding 20. knight on horse with tent in background 21. men building a house, one with a wheelbarrow 22. eclipse of the sun 23. teacher/orator/prophet in red and blue with scroll 24. eclipse of the sun 25. man in red and blue holding lute 26. king on a throne (in crescent) 27. sword and chalice 28. man on horseback, galloping (in crescent) 29. man on horseback in stockade behind (looks like a Hussar) 30. sheets of paper with one marked SOLON'S LAWS (in star) 31. man collapsed on chair 32. man being knighted, or a stage play of same with red curtains (in star) 33. sailing boat 34. astronomer, possibly Gallaleo 35. sheets of paper 36. three soldiers, appear to be Spanish but setting looks Middle Eastern 37. burning town 38. soldier fighting native, appears to be Roman 39. fighting in a building 40. woman on stage 41. colonaded building 42. town 43. man on chains and leg irons 44. burning town 45. destroyed buildings 46. king on a throne 47. man on horseback 48. bales of cloth 49. bell 50 coat of arms, with crown 51. Fleur d'Ilys 52. men in blue greeting soldiers from a ship 53. burning ships 54. tomb 55. man on galloping horse 56. knight on horseback 57. crown resting on a red shield 58. scroll with the numbers 1 to 0 59. man with shield and sword 60. men in battle scene 61. men marching in desert scene 62. cone in brown and white, may represent obelisk or even sugar 63. scales 64. windmill 65. blue flag with three gold crescents 66. star with multiple points (similar to the star on the Nuremburg House) 67. cannon, rifle, shot and gunpowder barrel 68. man in orange holding flag similar to that in 65. 69. playing cards 70. printing press 71. battle with horse and foot guards 72. battle of footguards before a building 73. letter/envelope in gold 74. battle footguards and horseman 75. ship sailing near land 76. book and quill 77. native leader/king 78. troops marching, appear to be Turks 79, ship sailing between two land points 80. ship's cannon mounted on wheels 81. raised flag, white with red X 82. man in blue landing from ship's tend with ship in the background 83. telescope 84. sheet of paper with AIR PUMPS INVENTED 85. farm scene with shooting star or meteor 86. flag, white with black double headed eagle 87. mounted soldier 88. flag, white with double headed eagle but of a different design to 86. 89. battle scene 90. parliament or court scene 91. shield or mirror shaped as a shield draped with red cloth 92. white draped cloth with INOCULATION 93. king seated beside table 94. battle scene, probably General Wolf 95. destroyed buildings 96. clock face 97. white sheet with red central seal 98. flags and scroll with AMERICA DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE 99. hot air balloon 100. battle scene, men storming a city gate 101. crown 102. king, seated at table holding audience with another man 103. dove of peace 104. men landing from ships 105. battle scene, possibly Duke of Wellington 106. horse drawn royal coach 107. sea battle 108. defeated army relics, flag, cannon and drum 109. woman under tree with ship flagged FREEDOM n the background with a scroll lettered TO THE GLORY BRITAIN SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | J Marshall, Juvenile Library 140 Fleet Street ; published as the acts directs, Jany 1st, 1818 (game edge; letterpress) |
| Object history | The game should have a booklet which would provide the rules and a description of each square. These combine biblical and historical details with inventions and some scientific events. John Marshall was at address from about 1805 to 1828. He was a great rival of Elizabeth Newbery. See also the Infant's Cabinet of Fishes (Card Games) |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Bibliographic reference | Collector's Guide to Chidren's Games & Puzzles, CG Goodfellow, Apple Press, 1991 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.1232-1993 |
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