Yale Center for British Art

Title:

Wallis's new railway game, or, Tour through England and Wales.

Alternate Title(s):

Wallis's new railway game

Published / Created:

London : Published by E. Wallis, [approximately 1844]

Physical Description:

1 sheet : color map ; 52 x 69 cm folded to 18 x 14 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
In Process GV1485 W35 1844
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Related Content:

View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:12439274

Classification:

Three-Dimensional Artifacts

Notes:

BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 381: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.

Consists of an engraved hand-colored map of England and Wales. Directions for playing the game printed on upper left side. Description of the cities from 1. Rochester to 117. London printed on left and right sides of map. Requires the use of a totum, pyramids to represent the travellers, and counters.

Mounted on cloth and attached to illustrated brown cloth covers.

Issued in slip case with engraved illustrated label on front cover.

Wallis was active 1819-1847 in London as a publisher, printer & bookseller.

Whitehouse, F.R.B. Table games, p. 15

Subject Terms:

Geographical recreations -- Specimens. | England -- Description and travel. | Wales -- Description and travel.

Form/Genre:

Games. | Board games. | Recreations.

Contributors:

Wallis, Edward, active 1813–1847, publisher. | Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)