The World
Jigsaw Puzzle
1835-1840 (published)
1835-1840 (published)
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Design: hand coloured steel engraving mounted on wood and cut into non interlocking pieces. The puzzle shows the map of the world with distances shown on the sea routes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | The World (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cut wood and hand coloured paper |
| Brief description | Map of the World; English, c.1860, George Philip & Son Box base in S1/CB8/2 |
| Physical description | Design: hand coloured steel engraving mounted on wood and cut into non interlocking pieces. The puzzle shows the map of the world with distances shown on the sea routes. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | Said to be part of a collection of toys used by H M Queen Mary as a child Philip and Son owned a paptent originally applied for on November 7 1878 by Stephen Eslick for an 'Improvement in Geographical Maps' that set out the dissection of the central part only leaving the surrounding land and seas in one piece to form a frame. |
| Production | Dissected by J W Barfoot, London |
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| Accession number | MISC.7-1936 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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