Accession No

5343

Brief Description

jigsaw puzzle maps, “Atlas Universal de Geographie”, by Magasin Le Maire, French, 1900 (c)

Origin

France; Paris; 2 Rue Chapon

Maker

Magasin Le Maire

Class

cartography; demonstration

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

paper (card, cardboard); cloth (silk); wood (unknown)

Dimensions

dEPTH 251MM; WIDTH 320MM; HEIGHT 57MM

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Trevor Phillips and Sons, 75a Jermyn Street, St James, London, England on 29/10/1998.

Inscription

on lid of box
ATLAS UNIVERSEL
DE GÉOGRAPHIE,
découpé
en Yeu dé pàtience
POUR L’INSTRUCTION DE LA JEUNESSE

Description Notes

“Atlas Universal de Geographie”, jigsaw puzzle map, by Magasin Le Maire, French, c. 1900.

Blue lidded box, highly decorated paper with gold stencilling showing scientific instruments such as a telescope and compass. Edges leather bound. Inside are nine jigsaw puzzle plates. The maps are of the east and west hemispheres, France, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Australasia and Europe. They are in colour. All pieces are present. The individual pieces are backed with green paper and are supported in the completed image on green paper covered card panels. Attached to the panels are silk ribbon for the purpose of lifting the separate jigsaws out of the box.

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