1852 The Travellers of Europe; With Improvements and AdditionsBy: William Spooner Date: 1852 (Published) London Original Size: 19. 5 x 24. 5 (49. 5 x 62. 2 cm) This is a fine print reproduction of a charming mid nineteenth century game called The Travellers of Europe; With Improvements and Additions. The highly decorative map serves as the game board, and covers all of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, northern Africa, and the Near East as far as the Caspian Sea. It is graphically rich with iconic imagery

was first issued in 1660 by Jan Jansson as a supplement to the Atlas Novus

It is full of Native American motifs

Letters sent home by the expedition created a misleading impression that everything was going according to plan

providing a directional reference to ships at sea

and other topographical information

a “great wall

Date: 1700 (Published) Oxford

was commissioned to bring the idea to life

is prominently represented with its territorial integrity intact

the former fortified palace of the Sforza Dukes of Milan

Date: 1937 (dated) San Francisco

By: Pierre Mortier