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Rambles through our country
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| Caption | Rambles through our country. Educational games were a popular way of teaching geography, map reading and history to children in the 19th century. Displayed here is an example from 1890, in which players had to complete a "grand tour" across a colorful and detailed map of the United States. Play began in Hartford, Connecticut, where the game was published, and finished in New York City. There are 200 stops on the tour. Each player spun a numbered wheel in order to advance. At each stop, the player read aloud a description of that location from a corresponding booklet. Date: ca. 1890. Sourced from Digital Commonwealth website. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | 1 map: col; 61 x 85 cm |
| Credit | Boston Public Library |
| Terms of use | No known copyright restrictions |
| Search stock images by keyword | Rambles Board games United States Maps Educational North and Central America |
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| YB0053751 | 10,702 x 7,736 pixels | 332 |
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