A geographical description of the world : on 32 cards ; embellished with the dresses of the various nations

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Title: A geographical description of the world : on 32 cards ; embellished with the dresses of the various nations
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1815?]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 133: Title label on case shaved with place of publication wanting. Formerly owned by Julia Parker Wightman. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title from slipcase.
Date inferred from reference to the re-establishment of a "legitimate monarchy" in France.
Provenance: Edward J. Cohen; 2012-11-08;
Extent: 32 cards : 106 x 66 mm, in case 112 x 67 x 18 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Digitization Note: Blank versos not digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Specimens
Pictorial works
Playing cards
Game cards
Educational games
Engravings
Material: hand-colored ; and engraving
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Asia
Europe
Africa
America
Subject (Topic): Playing Cards
Manners and customs
Costume
Description and travel
Subjects: Playing Cards > England > Specimens
Manners and customs > Pictorial works
Costume > Pictorial works
Asia > Description and travel
Europe > Description and travel
Africa > Description and travel
America > Description and travel
Wightman, Julia P. (Julia Parker), 1909-1994 > Ownership

Access: Public
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