COLLECTION NAME:
Selections from the David Rumsey Map Collection II
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lunatrial~18~18
Selections from the David Rumsey Map Collection II
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Short Title:
The world's globe circler
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The world's globe circler
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Obj Height cm:
41
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41
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Object Width cm:
40
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Note:
This very graphic, lithographed gameboard is about journalist Nellie Bly's trip around the world in 1889-1890. Mounted on a heavy cardbord, backed with black paper, with decorative gold border. Game shows squares for each of the 73 days of her journey arranged in a circular pattern, flanked with images of Nellie Bly and Jules Verne are illustrated in the top left and right corners, Nellie's ship and train are pictured in the lower corners. It is embellished with illustrations from the remarkable character's journey. Spaces show where she was on the voyage, twisting in a nautilus-type spiral, at the center of which is Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.
note
This very graphic, lithographed gameboard is about journalist Nellie Bly's trip around the world in 1889-1890. Mounted on a heavy cardbord, backed with black paper, with decorative gold border. Game shows squares for each of the 73 days of her journey arranged in a circular pattern, flanked with images of Nellie Bly and Jules Verne are illustrated in the top left and right corners, Nellie's ship and train are pictured in the lower corners. It is embellished with illustrations from the remarkable character's journey. Spaces show where she was on the voyage, twisting in a nautilus-type spiral, at the center of which is Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.
Note
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Full Title:
The "World's globe circler". (Gameboard, based on Jules Verne's Around the world in 80 days).
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The "World's globe circler". (Gameboard, based on Jules Verne's Around the world in 80 days).
Full Title
false
List No:
8320.002
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8320.002
List No
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Series No:
2
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2
Series No
false
Pub Date:
1890
pub_date
1890
Pub Date
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Pub Title:
The "World's globe circler". (Gameboard, based on Jules Verne's Around the world in 80 days).
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The "World's globe circler". (Gameboard, based on Jules Verne's Around the world in 80 days).
Pub Title
false
Pub Note:
See note field above.
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See note field above.
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false
Pub List No:
8320
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8320
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Pub Height cm:
41
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41
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false
Pub Width cm:
40
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40
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false
Image No:
8320002.jp2
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8320002.jp2
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Publisher:
No Publisher
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No Publisher
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Publisher Location:
New York
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New York
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Type:
Game
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Game
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World Area:
World
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World
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Pub Type:
Game
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Game
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Date:
1890
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1890
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Filename:
8320002.jp2
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8320002.jp2
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