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Engravings and prints of historical board games from the 17th to 19th centuries, featuring thematic designs of racing, education, and storytelling elements.

Weapon map of Flanders (right sheet), Lemmens, 1618 - 1628 print Count of the Graafschap Vlaanderen. Part of the Southern Netherlands under the board of the governors Albrecht (Albert) and Isabella (Elisabeth). Outside the fence are four bears with banners. In two parts, this is the right leaf. paper etching / engraving coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) Flanders

Amsterdam, Moolenyzer, Hendrik, Coldewijn, Jacob, Laurens Koster game, verso - stamped, Rectangular throwing game with 39 images, in connection with the Coster legend, including a portrait of Laurens Koster, the Haarlemmer wood, Mainz, the villain Faust and Guttenberg. Published on the occasion of the great Coster festivities in Haarlem in July 1823., print, folk print, gameboard, playing board, prints, folk prints, height 535 mm, width 448 mm, 1796-07-03 - 1855-01-28, print maker, printmaker, 1823 - 1823, paper, woodcut, colors, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher

New Steamboat Game, 1832 - 1850 print. gameboard Board game with compartments numbered from 2 to 60. Different compartments show objects, figures and buildings. Above a ship without a name and without passengers, sails from Rotterdam to Nijmegen. Rotterdam paper letterpress printing ships (in general). board-games. board-games of chance Rotterdam. Nijmegen. IJsselmonde

Inscriptions and fragments from a burial cellar; Iscrizioni E Framenti della Stanza Sepolcrale Vicina a Quella di L. Arrunzio; Archaeological finds in and around Rome; Le Antichità Romane. Different inscriptions in marble from a graftombe. Title in undermarge. Numbered above: Tom. II. / XIX.

A map of Paradiso, illustrating Dante's 'Divina Commedia'. Date: First published: 1307-21

Tentenkamp of the tribes of Israel. Tents camp from the Israelites with the meeting tent to the east in the middle at the east as indicated on a shield with text at the top. At the tents are the different names of the tribes of Israel. The text NVMERI II is in the margin above the image.

Point of millu (IT)

Map showing the principal fixed stars in the Northern Hemisphere delineated on the plane of the equator Date: 1768

The Hague, Vermeulen, B., Het nieuw vermakelyk Spel genaamt, Doggers-bank, recto - handwritten in brown ink, Board game on the occasion of the victory in the naval battle at Doggersbank between the Dutch and British fleet on 5 August 1781. The positions on the board and in the middle are the Dutch and British ships that were involved in the battle. On the sheet below the representation the rules of the game., print, picture, folk print, gameboard, playing board, prints, pictures, folk prints, recto - stamped, verso - stamped, Staring, Vimsbergen, Braak, Dekker, ... Delen, Van Braam, Bentink, height 538 mm, width 427 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1782 - 1782, paper, papier, marbled paper, cardboard, engraving, engraving (printing process), colors, letterpress printing, Expression creation

Amsterdam, Luii & Co., JA, Vlieger, Jan, Vredespel, verso - stamped, Board game on the occasion of the second Peace Conference in The Hague and the start of the construction of the Peace Palace. Heart-shaped game of snakes and ladders with squares numbered 1 to 63. In the middle the rules of the game in letterpress. Above two trumpet-blowing angels of peace; further images of the journey of the various heads of state and a fantasy representation of the Peace Palace yet to be built., print, picture, popular print, gameboard, playing board, prints, pictures, popular prints, height 632 mm, width 464 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, 1844-11-10 - 1908-01-14, publisher, 1907 - 1907, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, Dutch, printer, printerman, print maker, printmaker

Cartography, 15th century. Andrea Bianco study of Meridian and Parallel Lines and Cardinal Points.

The roses and thorns of life. Companion game. Square board game with boxes with numbers (1-140) and letters. Two diagonal lines with floral pattern cross each other over the entire field. In the middle at number 140 a square with a wreath of roses. The game rules in the undermaster.

Cartography, 15th-16th centuries. Cosmological map. taken from Codex Fejervary-Mayer (Aztec Codex of central Mexico) from an Aztec manuscript, 1400-1521 ca.

Plan for an 'Ideal City', prefiguring the city of the Sun proposed by Campanella Date: 1552

Tae Choson chido. Map of Korea, c1874. Showing administrative and political divisions.

Reproduktion eines Freimaurer-Rosenkreuzer-Kompasses 1779 Aus dem Buch Der Freemaurer von Eugen Lennhoff, erschienen 1932, Reproduction of a Freemason-Rosicrucian compass 1779 From the book The Freemason by Eugen Lennhoff published 1932, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated

Fresh on a column in memory of Princess Anna van Hanover, 1759; Especially and solar column, established for all the Fatherland enthusiasts to authorize Wylen Anna (...). Fresh on a column or column crowned by a sun. The sun's rays are formed by all the virtuous characteristics of the deceased princess. Following the death of Princess Anna van Hanover on January 12, 1759. The magazine with a thick black mourning edge.

Sarcophagen and grave columns; Archaeological finds in and around Rome; Le Antichità Romane. Different sarcophagus and burial columns with inscriptions. List of explanatory latters in undermarge. Numbered above: Tom. III. / XXVIII.

The pedigree of King James VI and I (1566-1625) King of England and Ireland. Dated 17th Century

New steamboat game. Board game with boxes numbered from 2 to 60. Different boxes show objects, figures and buildings. Above a ship without a name and without passengers, from Rotterdam to Nijmegen.

A circular table upon which a perspective grid has been placed for viewing a town with a river. Engraving.

Two of spades: Charts.. 1702. Parsons, William Barclay, 1859-1932. Prints, Playing cards. Rare Book Division

15th century World Map according to Andrea Bianco Date: 15th century

Netherlands, Binger, Aron Hijman, Het Stoomboots, game, verso - stamped, Board game with squares numbered 2 to 60. Above a representation of a steamboat called Mercurius. The boat sails back and forth between Amsterdam and Zaandam. In various squares images of objects, buildings and figures. In the middle below the title., print, prent, volksprent, gameboard, speelbord, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 500 mm, width 391 mm, 1796-09-07 - 1897, print maker, prentmaker, 1850 - 1850, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), kleuren, designer, ontwerp

The new Vry -Schutters Game, 1801 - 1850 print. gameboard Board game based on the Opera der Freischütz. In the different compartments of the circular game board characters from the opera. The rules in book print in the middle. Numbered bottom left: No. 45. publisher: Amersfoortprint maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing board-games of chance. board-games. opera

Seven of spades: Magnet or loadstone.. 1702. Parsons, William Barclay, 1859-1932. Prints, Playing cards. Rare Book Division

Studio delle virtuose Dame, page 31 (recto). Designer: Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian, ca. 1565/70-ca. 1625). Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (14 x 20.5 cm). Publisher: Antonio Fachetti , Rome. Date: 1597.Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Antonio Fachetti, Rome. From top to bottom, and left to right:Design decorated with a large ornamented sideways "S". Interspersed throughout the design is a repeated quatrefoil motif. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Chamber of Deputies of 1823 (IT)

Formation of the fleet with which Willem III sailed to England, 1688, Daniël Marot (I), 1688 - 1700 print The formation of the fleet with which Prince Willem III left from Hellevoetsluis to England, November 11, 1688. In the album the numbers of ships and the names of the captains. Publishher: The Haipublisher: Amsterdam paper etching warfare; military affairs (+ sailing-ships)

Compass rose, fifteenth century cartographic plate.

Dejima (literally 'exit island'; Dutch: Desjima or Deshima, sometimes latinised as Decima or Dezima) was a small fan-shaped artificial island built in the bay of Nagasaki in 1634. This island, which was formed by digging a canal through a small peninsula, remained as the single place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world during the Edo period. Dejima was built to constrain foreign traders as part of the 'sakoku' self-imposed isolationist policy. Originally built to house Portuguese traders, it changed to a Chinese and Dutch trading post from 1641 until 1853. Covering an area of 120 m x 75 m (9000 square meters, or 0.9 hectares) it later became integrated into the city. 'Dejima Dutch Trading Post' has been designated a Japanese national historic site.

Board game called 'spreading away and give it what', ca. 1760-1780; Stryk away and give something. Board game called 'spread away and give Wat' consisting of two concentric circles with vessels with animals. At the bottom of the rules. Part of a group of children's and companion games printed in the period ca. 1750-1850.

The four challenges, / air, water, fire, earth. / A new company game, c. 1700 - c. 1899 print. gameboard Board game with the theme the four elements. Central four courses with imaginations of the four elements. Around twelve numbered boxes with assignments. In the middle of the rules of the game in book print. Numbered in the top left: No. 83. Netherlands paper letterpress printing the four elements, and ether, the fifth element. board-games of chance. board-games

The Shanhai Yudi Quantu was produced in late Ming Dynasty China and shows China dominating the left side of this circular map. It is taken from the Sancai Tuhui (Shanghai, 1609) and is a remarkably accurate world map.

The pilgrim's route map, from the Gate at upper left, via the Valley of the Shadow of Death, the Slough of Despond, Vanity Fair, across the River of Death to the Celestial City Date: First published: 1678

Malus Apfelbaum Birnbaum Kirsche Berlin J. Pauli 1774 apples cherries pears Cornell Cider, This illustration features a meticulous representation of agricultural tools and techniques. At the top, a tall ladder is positioned against a backdrop of neatly arranged rows of trees, suggesting an orchard or vineyard. Below it, separate drawings depict various tools: a young sapling, a cut tree stump, a curved tool possibly for pruning or grafting, a large bowl-like implement, and a pair of shears. Each element is numbered, indicating specific references or explanations likely found in accompanying text, hinting at its instructional purpose for agricultural practices. The overall composition emphasizes the importance of tools and techniques in managing and cultivating plant life.

The New Dutch Ganzen game, 1842 - 1873 print. gameboard Goose board game with boxes in a spiral, numbered from 1 to 63. In midfield a show of a group of children standing around a table that plays a game of goose board. In the corners of children, harlequin and geese. In the lower margin the rules in three columns. Arnhem paper letterpress printing board-games of chance. board-games. goose-game. children's games and plays

Northern Celestial Sky, Celestial & Astrological Charts

ARTE DE NAVEGAR-PLANETAS Y UNIVERSO-FOL I R3405 LIBRO I DEL MUNDO,ORDEN Y COMPOSIC. Author: Pedro de Medina (1493-1567). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

KETHAM, Johannes de (second half 15th century-begin 16th). German physician living in Italy at the end of the fifteenth century. Human health compendium (Fasciculus medicinae, 1491). First medicine book including anatomical illustrations. Classification Table with the color of urine. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Luik, Gordinne, Tea, verso - stamped, Sheet with various representations on the origin, production and use of tea in China. Text box in the middle right. Numbered top right: No 322., print, folk print, folk prints, prints, height 399 mm, width 270 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1894 - 1959, paper, colour lithography (process), letterpress printing, print maker, printmaker

A diagram showing the family tree of Anchises, a member of the royal family of Troy. He was the father of Aeneas, whose mother was Aphrodite. In Aeneas, the family tree branches out to show how he is the ancestor of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, historical Rome, Italy, digital reproduction of an original 17th century artwork, original date not known, Europe

Plan of Yamyamakunda, a factory in the Gambra, created by Thomas Astley between 1745 and 1747. Published in London for T. Astley, the work features engravings related to Bûmey Haman Seaka, King of Barsalli

The Hague, Veenstra, N., Flower Parade Game, verso - stamped, Rectangular board game with 88 numbered squares. In the center a large image of a flower parade during the inauguration festivities on the occasion of the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina in The Hague. Depicted is the triumphal carriage that won the first prize. Wilhelmina and Emma look on from a podium at the time. On the left the rules of the game in letterpress in two columns., print, folk print, gameboard, playing board, prints, folk prints, height 445 mm, width 592 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1898 - 1898, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, print maker, printmaker

Map of the Brittenburg near Katwijk, Hendrik Jacobsz Soeteboom, 1658 print Map of the ruins of the house in Britten or Brittenburg, near Katwijk. The Brittenburg was part of the Roman Limit Defense (Limes) and was the most western Wachtpost Lugdunum Batavorum along the Oude Rijn, the northern border of the Roman province of Germania Inferior. Up and below the print text in book print. Zaandam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing plan ~ architecture Brittenburg

The new entertainment game Named / Doggers-Bank, 1782 print. gameboard Bord game following the victory in the sea battle at Doggersbank between the Dutch and the British fleet on August 5, 1781. The positions on the board and in the middle are the Dutch and British ships involved in the Battle. On the magazine under the show the rules. The Hague paper. marbled paper. cardboard engraving / letterpress printing ships (in general). board-games of chance. board-games Doggersbank

Canon Table Page. Unknown

Engraved calendar with chisel 1464. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1893

Ramon Llull (1232-1315). Majorcan writer and philosopher, logician and a Franciscan tertiary. He wrote the first major work of Catalan literature. Image from De Nova Logica. Print: Valencia, by Georgius Costilla, 1512. Episcopal Library. Barcelona. Spain.

The new entertainment, named / Doggers -Bank, 1814 - 1830 print. gameboard Bord game following the victory in the sea battle near Doggersbank between the Dutch and the British fleet on 5 August 1781. In the various boxes on the board and in the middle the Dutch and British ships involved in the Battle are depicted. In the lower margin the rules in two columns. Amsterdam paper letterpress printing ships (in general). board-games of chance. board-games Doggersbank

LLULL, Ramon (Palma de Mallorca, 1233/35-Bujía, 1315/16). Filósofo, místico y literato mallorquín "ART BREVIS". La figura T consta de tres triángulos entrelazados, inscritos en un círculo, con tres triadas de conceptos (Concordancia, contrariedad, principio, medio, fin, mayoridad, igualdad, mediocridad. Las letras A y T reservadas para designar las figuras de los principios. Biblioteca Bartomeu March. Palma de Mallorca.

Narrative of a five years' expedition. J. Stedman, 1796.

Mediterranean Sea with compass depicted in Jacopo Russo Map of the world 16th century circa 1528 from the 'Carte Geografiche' (vellum)

Invitation of the French chapter of the Freemasons in 1771 from the Book of the Freemasons by Eugen Lennhoff, published 1932 / invitation from the French Chapter of the Freemasons 1771 From the Book the Freemason by Eugen Lennhoff Published 1932, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date not Stated,

Form of the Imperial Court of Beijing, China, 17th century, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,

Jacob's Hard Drawing game. Board game. Circle with six courses, with numbered compartments from 1 to 175, which are released at one center. At the top right the rules in letterpress, top left the title of the game in decorative letters, under a representation of a trotting track in the Groningen city park.

Diagram of the Federal Government and American Union by N. Mendal Shafer, attorney and counseller at law, office no. 5 Masonic Temple, Cincinnati / lith. by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co.. Title from item, Entered according to act of Congress by N. Mendal Shafer in the year 1861 in the clerks office of the district court of the Southern district of Ohio, Inscribed at top: Filed July 15, 1862. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Washington, George, 1732-1799, Politics & government, United States, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles.

Netherlands, The monkey game, verso - stamped, Rectangular board game with squares numbered 1 to 73. Various squares with a representation of a monkey. In the middle field a representation of a monkey cage. Groups of monkeys around the game board. Top left and right the rules of the game in letterpress, center above the title of the game in letters of sawn-down trees., print, folk print, gameboard, playing board, prints, folk prints, height 607 mm, width 479 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1800 - 1850, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, print maker, printmaker

Ticket to the Coronation of King George IV (1762-1830) king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover. Dated 1820

Einnüglicher Calendar Auff AugSpurger, Costeszer Und Salburger Bistumb. Calendar for the entire year with the signs of the zodiac, the moon positions, sun and holidays, favorable days for medical acts, weather conditions and all sorts of other matters through symbols and small images.

Exhibition game. Board game with the theme The international colonial world exhibition that was held in 1883 on a site behind the not yet completed Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Goose plate-like game with spiral with images of buildings with numbers. In midfield the title. The game rules at the bottom right.

Game of honor. Oval board game with title in the middle, divided into twelve pieces to the months of the year. Every month an image from childlife, a caption that suggests and a two-time fresh. Moralistic play exterior to raise the moral standard of the citizen.

Trade Union Scroll, 1851. Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Machinists, Millwrights, Smiths and Pattern-Makers

The Third Knot, tipped into The Painter's Manual and other texts. Albrecht Dürer; German, 1471-1528. Date: 1525-1538. Dimensions: 292 x 200 mm (sheet). Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper, tipped into book of woodcuts and letterpress on cream laid paper, in full alum-tawed pigskin over beveled wooden boards, sewn on raised thongs, blind tooled 'all-over' with small tools, with two brass hook-clasp fastenings and hand-sewn headbands. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Figure showing method for multiplying 1223 (left) by using 20 counters on lined reckoning board. From Raymond Lull Practica Compendiosa Artis, 1523.

A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, William exhorts his men to do battle. The battle commences, with deaths on both sides. Date: 1064 - 1066

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, Title Page for New Discoveries, c 1580 1590 Title Page for New Discoveries

14th century World Map according to the Grandes Chroniques de Saint-DenisDate: 14th century

The monkey game. Rectangular board game with boxes numbered from 1 to 73. Different boxes with a representation of a monkey. In midfield a representation of an ape cage. Arms around the game board. Left and top right the game rules in letterpress, mid above the title of the game in letters of sawed trees.

Groningen, Jacobs, B., Jacob's trotting game, printed, Board game. Circle with six lanes, with numbered squares from 1 to 175, which end at a single center. Top right the rules of the game in letterpress, top left the title of the game in decorative letters, below a representation of a trotting track in the Groningen city park., print, folk print, gameboard, playing board, prints, folk prints, verso - stamped, height 630 mm, width 476 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher, 1900 - 1900, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, letterpress

The 'Gateway of England' for airborne visitors: London Airport as it may appear when completed. The layout of London Airport as a fully developed air terminus, and as it is today (inset), showing probable communications with the capital, buildings and runways. Date: 1946

Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 12 (recto). Designer: Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian, ca. 1565/70-ca. 1625). Dimensions: Overall: 5 5/16 x 7 11/16 in. (13.5 x 19.5 cm). Publisher: Gugliemo Facciotti , Rome. Date: (1625).Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca.1625, published by Gugliemo Facciotti, Rome.From top to bottom, and left to right:Designed is decorated with a pattern of 4 flowers characterized by a heart-shaped stem, which sit upon a rectangular base that is ornamented with an alternating pattern of squares with 'X's and blank squares. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 12 (recto) (1625) Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca.1625, published by Gugliemo Facciotti, Rome.From top to bottom, and left to right:Designed is decorated with a pattern of 4 flowers characterized by a heart-shaped stem, which sit upon a rectangular base that is ornamented with an alternating pattern of squares with 'X's and blank squares.. Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 12 (recto) 662195

unknown, Leiden, Orlers, Jan Jansz., Netherlands, Genealogy of the Tres-Illustres Comtes de Nassau, St. Familiae Comit. Nassauiorum, Genealogy of the Counts of Nassau, Family tree of the House of Nassau, sheet F, from 972 to and including 1612, sheet F in a series of seven sheets marked AG. Multiple coats of arms with names, titles and dates in circles and cartouches. Top center part of a line of Latin text., print, prints, Orange portraits, height 385 mm, width 520 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1619, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

Family tree of the Nassau house, sheet F, 1612 - 1619 print Family tree of the Nassau house, from 972 to 1612, leaf F in a series of seven magazines marked A-g. Multiple weapons with in circles and cartouches names, titles and dates. In the middle of a part of a Latin text line. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Leiden paper engraving / etching family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table

Genealogy tree of the Silesian Piasts. nieznany malarz polski, painter

New correct map of the flat surface, stationary earth. Illustrates the author's theory of the earth as flat and stationary. Date of publication from copyright registration. Explanatory text on verso. To accompany the author's Enlightenment of the world. Text in English and Arabic.... , World

Tramway game. Board game with boxes in a spiral, numbered from 1 to 63, with horse cups instead of geese. In midfield a representation of a horse tram with passengers. Left and top right the game rules in letterpress.

Amsterdam, Vlieger, Jan, Reis door Europa, per, spoor, stagecoach, stoomtram, en stoomboot, printed, Board game with squares numbered 1 to 63, running in a spiral. In the squares representations of buildings from various European cities, in some cases with the number of inhabitants below. In the middle field a view of Paris (Place de la Concorde). In the four corners of the game a steam train, a stagecoach or travelling carriage, a steamboat and a steam tram. Center below the rules of the game in letterpress, center above the title on a banderole., print, popular print, gameboard, playing board, prints, popular prints, verso - stamped, height 459 mm, width 623 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, 1844-11-10 - 1908-01-14, publisher, 1885 - 1885, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, letterpress

Tramway-spel, c. 1877 - c. 1891 print. gameboard Board game with compartments in a spiral, numbered from 1 to 63, with horse heads instead of geese. In midfield a performance of a horse tram with passengers. Left and top right The rules in book print. Amsterdam paper letterpress printing board-games of chance. board-games. diligence, omnibus, horse-tram

Tarjeta postal conmemorativa de la Paz Universal, una vez finalizada la primera guerra mundial (1914-1918). Países, banderas y dirigentes mundiales: Imperio austro-húngaro, emperador Carlos I (1887-1922); Inglaterra, rey George V (1865-1936); Bulgaria, zar Fernando I (1861-1948); Bélgica, rey Alberto I (1875-1934); Cuba, presidente Mario García Menocal (1866-1941); Francia, presidente Henri Poincaré (1854-1912); Japón, emperador Hiro-Hito (1901-1989); Serbia, rey Pedro I (1844-1921); España, rey Alfonso XIII (1886-1941); Portugal, presidente Sidonio Paes (1872-1918); Grecia, rey Alejandro I (1893-1920); Alemania, kaiser Guillermo II (1859-1941); China, presidente Yuan Shikai (1859-1916); Montenegro, rey Nicolás I (1841-1921); Estados Unidos de América del Norte, presidente Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924); Imperio Otomano, sultán Mehmet VI (1861-1926); Italia, rey Victor Manuel III (1869-1947); Rusia, zar Nicolás II (1868-1918); Rumania, rey Fernando I (1865-1927). Año 1918.

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