Jigsaw map of Africa
by or after John Wallis (d.1818)
Category
Toys
Date
1805
Materials
Wood
Measurements
40 x 210 mm; 165 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997315
Summary
Wallis "Improved dissected map of Africa" - wooden jigsaw puzzle (38 pieces) in wooden box with sliding lid
Full description
Wallis’s Improved Dissected Map of Africa, published June 4th 1805, by John Wallis n°16 Ludgate street, London contained in a wooden box with sliding lid and consisting of 38 flat wooden pieces, 1 piece is missing (Madagascar).
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.
Makers and roles
by or after John Wallis (d.1818), publisher