Geography

Two miniature card games promoting Vim Scouring Powder and Sunshine Soap, 1930s.

Hand-made ‘Chief Cities Quartettes’ card game, c.1910.

Skits, an instructive card game which sharpens the wits, c.1900.

Geographical playing cards sold by Henry Brome, second edition, c.1682.

Jaques' Counties of England card game, 4th Series (Southern Counties), c.1910.

“Jeu de Géographie” educational playing cards etched by Stefano Della Bella (1610-1664) and published by Henry le Gras, c.1644.

Game of Cities published by E.E Fairchild Co, 1932.

“Mapit” war map card game published by Geographia Ltd, 55 Fleet Street, London E.C., c.1940s.

“Countries of the World” published by H.P. Gibson & Sons, Ltd, c.1939.

The “Game of Nations” depicting caricatures of traditional costumes manufactured by McLoughlin Brothers, USA 1890s.

Round the World card game published by Pepys, 1961.

The game of Population was first published by the Fireside Game Co., Cincinnati, USA (a division of United States Playing Card Co), in c.1896

Geographical and Heraldic Tarocchi cards from Bologna, 1725.

Charles Hodges produced engraved geographical and astronomical decks, London, c.1827-30.

The 52 Counties of England and Wales described as a pack of cards first published in London in 1676.

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