The World Dissected upon the Best Principles to Teach Youth Geography
Dissected Puzzle
01/09/1820 (published)
01/09/1820 (published)
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Dissected puzzles were the forerunners of jigsaws. They were very simply made by placing a picture on a piece of wood and cutting it into shapes. Some pieces might interlock, but most of the puzzle was just pushed into place. This meant that it would not stay in one piece very easily. To solve this, the outer edges of some puzzles, like this example, had large interlocking pieces that would hold the whole puzzle together. Maps were very popular with the early puzzle makers. Countries or counties made excellent and obvious shapes.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | The World Dissected upon the Best Principles to Teach Youth Geography (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured engraving on wood |
| Brief description | Hand coloured geographical dissected puzzle, The World, published in England by William Darton in 1820 |
| Physical description | Design: hand coloured engraving mounted on wood and cut into non interlocking pieces No. of Pieces: 30, one broken and repaired No. of Players: any original wooden box with sliding lid; engraved label |
| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | September 1st, 1820 William Darton, 58 Holborn Hill, London, Map, Print & Chart Warehouse (on lower edge; printed) |
| Object history | Beneath lid is a sheet of paper pasted on which advertises other Darton's products |
| Historical context | Puzzle shows a map of the eastern and western hemispheres |
| Summary | Dissected puzzles were the forerunners of jigsaws. They were very simply made by placing a picture on a piece of wood and cutting it into shapes. Some pieces might interlock, but most of the puzzle was just pushed into place. This meant that it would not stay in one piece very easily. To solve this, the outer edges of some puzzles, like this example, had large interlocking pieces that would hold the whole puzzle together. Maps were very popular with the early puzzle makers. Countries or counties made excellent and obvious shapes. |
| Bibliographic reference | The collector's Guide to Children's Games & Puzzles, CG Goodfellow, Apple Press, 1991 |
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| Accession number | E.3229&A-1938 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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