Gameboard depicting violent scenes of the First World War

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Descriptive Information

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

Includes no text.
[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
Likely published 1916.

Coverage-Spatial

Subject

Type

Cartographic material

Repository

Map Library

Local Bib ID

99954923631305899

Collection Title

World War I Maps

Collection

World War I Maps

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	Includes no text. [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 Likely published 1916.
Coverage-Spatial	Atlantic Ocean Europe
Subject	Gameboards World War, 1914-1918
Type	Cartographic material
Repository	Map Library
Local Bib ID	99954923631305899
Collection Title	World War I Maps
Collection	World War I Maps

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