A pair of rare game maps of the world

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Walker's Geographical Pastime, or Tour Through the Eastern Hemisphere, or Old World. An Amusing and Instructive Game. [and] Walker's Geographical Pastime, or Tour Through the Western Hemisphere, or New World. An Amusing and Instructive Game.

DARTON, William Junior
London,
Published, W. Darton, 58 Holborn Hill, of whom may be had by the same Author various other Instructive Games,
9th May, 1816.
Two engraved maps, both with fine original full-wash colour, dissected and mounted on linen, together with two rule books, 46, [2]p. advert, and 66, [6]p. advert, both stab bound, paper wrappers, folding into original green marbled paper slipcase, with publisher's label, rubbed.
(each) 520 by 480mm (20.5 by 19 inches).
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Two companion geographical games of the eastern and western hemispheres.

The player begins his journey of the eastern hemisphere in Ireland, travelling through Europe, then on through Asia to China, the East Indies, and Australia. The player then crosses the Indian Ocean and visits the east coast of Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Middle East, where the traveller visits Mecca, whose temple is said to "resemble the Royal Exchange in shape, but is nearly t...

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