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Gameboard depicting violent scenes of the First World War

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Title
Gameboard depicting violent scenes of the First World War
Creator
Saussine Ed.  
Place of Publication
Paris (France)
Publisher
Saussine Ed.  
Date of Publication
1916  
Extent
1 game on 2 sheets
Dimensions
80 x 58 cm, on sheets 51 x 66 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1916.
  • [A pictorial gameboard for a jeu de parcours (journey game) through the battlefields of World War I, including the western and eastern fronts, as well as naval combat and campaigns against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. Many of the images focus on technological advancements, such as the deployment of troops by rail, the use of enormous artillery pieces, artillery installed on trains, armored vehicles, air-to-air combat, and aerial bombardment. In one scene a submarine fires a torpedo at another ship, and another shows Allied soldiers digging a tunnel under the German lines in order to plant explosives. The game was published in Paris around 1916. It consists of two sheets, and the only other example we have located--which is in the collection of the Musée National des Arts et Traditions Populaires in Marseille--also consists of two sheets. This suggests that the game was never issued as a complete gameboard. An extremely rare piece.]--Edited description of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
  • Includes no text.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Europe  
  • Atlantic Ocean  
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Gameboards  
Rights Description
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954923631305899
Collection Title
World War I Maps
Collection
World War I Maps
TitleGameboard depicting violent scenes of the First World War
CreatorSaussine Ed.  
Place of PublicationParis (France)
PublisherSaussine Ed.  
Date of Publication1916  
Extent1 game on 2 sheets
Dimensions80 x 58 cm, on sheets 51 x 66 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1916.
  • [A pictorial gameboard for a jeu de parcours (journey game) through the battlefields of World War I, including the western and eastern fronts, as well as naval combat and campaigns against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. Many of the images focus on technological advancements, such as the deployment of troops by rail, the use of enormous artillery pieces, artillery installed on trains, armored vehicles, air-to-air combat, and aerial bombardment. In one scene a submarine fires a torpedo at another ship, and another shows Allied soldiers digging a tunnel under the German lines in order to plant explosives. The game was published in Paris around 1916. It consists of two sheets, and the only other example we have located--which is in the collection of the Musée National des Arts et Traditions Populaires in Marseille--also consists of two sheets. This suggests that the game was never issued as a complete gameboard. An extremely rare piece.]--Edited description of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
  • Includes no text.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Europe  
  • Atlantic Ocean  
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Gameboards  
Rights DescriptionNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954923631305899
Collection TitleWorld War I Maps
CollectionWorld War I Maps

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