Board game
William Darton, Jr (1781 - 1854)
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Paper and cardboard
Measurements
Game - 410 mm (width); 507 mm (height), Slip-case - 177 mm (width); 142 mm (height)
Place of origin
Holborn Hill, 58
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657896
Summary
A sheet of paper backed with linen (circa 1820). On the front is a colour printed circle divided into segments. Each segment contains a colour illustration of a different building or scene in London. Each segment is numbered. Above and below the circle is printed 'A Survey Of London, By A Party Of Tarry At Home Travellers. A New Game To Amuse And Instruct, A Company Of Friends'. Printed in the lower right-hand corner is 'London, Wm. Darton, 58 Holborn Hill'. Printed on the reverse of the sheet is 'The Most Approved Modern Maps, Plans and Charts, Of every Description, From The Best Authorities, Constantly on sale at William Darton's, Map, Print, And Chart Warehouse, 58, Holborn Hill, London, They may be had in Sheets, Cases for the Pocket, or on Canvas with Rollers. Books of Roads and Fairs, And Works highly necessary for the Traveller and Man of Business'. The paper sheet would originally have folded up and stored inside the slip-case. The slip-case is made of cardboard with a paper label pasted onto it, bearing the title 'A Survey Of London, By a Party (Of) Tarry-At-Home Travellers. A New Game To Amuse And Instruct, a Company Of friends. By Willaim Darton.' This is printed in black ink inside a pink coloured curtain draped over four pillars. The skyline of London can be seen between the pillars. This includes St. Paul's and a bridge across the Thames. In the foreground are shields and flowers. The rest of the box has a blue-green spotted pattern and publishing details are on the back - 'Published by William Darton, Map-Seller, 58, Holborn Hill. London.' Total number of items is 2.
Makers and roles
William Darton, Jr (1781 - 1854), distributor