The Panorama of Europe, A New Game
Board Game
01/11/1815 (published)
01/11/1815 (published)
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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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| Title | The 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | E.1769-1954 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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