[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [approximately 1788]
Physical Description:
1 game (180 cards) : illustrations ; 5 x 7 cm-9 x 6 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts GV1234.N4 D88 1788 Flat A Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.Game for teaching the dates of major events in Dutch history, with three sets of 60 cards. In the first set (6 x 9 cm, printed letterpress), each card briefly describes an historical event, in Dutch and in French, and poses the question: "Waneer is dit gebeurd? Quand cela arriva-t-il?" The answer (the date) is provided in the second set of 60 cards (9 x 6 cm), which also provide engraved illustrations of the events described. The third set of 60 cards (5 x 7 cm, printed letterpess) are used for fines or forfeits.
Subject Terms:
Netherlands -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. | Netherlands -- History.
Form/Genre:
Card games. | Playing cards. | Engravings -- approximately 1788. | Games. | Recreations.